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Health Budget: Committee Report; Medical Research Council on impact of alcohol on Health Services
15 Jul 2020
Video: Portfolio Committee on Health, 15 JULY 2020
Audio: Health Budget: Committee Report; Medical Research Council on impact of alcohol on Health Services
The Portfolio Committee on Health met virtually to make final comments and amendments to its adjustment budget vote Report for the Department of Health, ...
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Department of Health COVID-19 Special Adjustments Budget; with Deputy Minister
8 Jul 2020
Video: Department of Health on Adjusted Budget & Revised Annual Performance Plan
The Department of Health (DoH) gave a joint virtual briefing to the Portfolio and Select Committees on the Special Adjustments Budget in light of COVID-19, with emphasis on the reprioritisation of health care related to the pandemic, earmarked ...
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NHLS COVID-19 test backlogs; Life Healthcare & Netcare COVID-19 state of readiness
10 Jun 2020
Video: JM: PC on Health and Select Committee on Health and Social Services, 10 JUNE 2020
Audio: NHLS strategy to deal with Covid-19 test results and backlogs; Life Healthcare Group & Netcare on state of readiness for Covid-19
Presentation on readiness of Netcare hospitals for COVID-19 pandemic (awaited)
The National ...
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COVID-19 Response update by Health Ministry/Department; Committee Report on Health Budget
28 May 2020
Health
Department of Health Strategic Plan & Annual Performance Plan; with Deputy Minister
20 May 2020
Video: Department of Health 2020/21 Annual Performance Plan
Audio: Department of Health 2020/21 Annual Performance Plan
Annual Performance Plan (APP) of Government Departments & Entities 20/2021
The Deputy Minister said the Strategic Plan was informed by a compact that signed by stakeholders in July 2019, identifying nine pillars ...
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COVID-19 Update & Government Response: Minister & Department briefing
27 Apr 2020
COVID-19: Regulations and Guidelines
Disaster Management Act 57 of 2002
Schedule of Services to be phased in as per COVID-19 Risk Adjusted Strategy
President Cyril Ramaphosa: South Africa's response to Coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic
The Portfolio Committee on Health met jointly with the Select Committee on Health and Social ...
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COVID-19 Update: Minister of Health briefing
10 Apr 2020
COVID-19: Regulations and Guidelines
Disaster Management Act 57 of 2002
The Portfolio Committee on Health convened an online audio conference (via Microsoft Teams) to be briefed by the Minister and his team on the progress the Department and South Africa as a whole were making in the global pandemic of ...
Health
National Health Insurance (NHI) Pilot Evaluation; Coronavirus response; with Minister & Deputy Minister
4 Mar 2020
Watch: Minister’s briefing on coronavirus
NHI: Tracking the Billthrough Parliament
The Minister spoke about the Coronavirus and noted that the common influenza caused more deaths than the Coronavirus. Currently 81 countries are exposed to the virus. Preparations are currently in place to return 151 South Africans who are in ...
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Health Budgetary Review and Recommendations Report
22 Oct 2019
Available here once adopted: BRRR 2019
Members of the Committee discussed the Budgetary Review and Recommendations Report (BRRR) of the Department of Health and its entities. A few matters were raised around some of the recommendations of the Report. This included concerns around the independence of the Office of ...
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Compensation Commissioner for Occupational Diseases 2019/20 Annual Performance Plan
16 Oct 2019
The Compensation Commission for Occupational Diseases briefed the Committee on its 2019/20 Annual Performance Plan.
The Commission updated MPs on the backlog in the submission of annual reports. The entity submitted its 2012/13 and 2013/14 annual reports to Parliament during the 2018/19 financial year. The CCOD has obtained the draft ...