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DoH, NHLS & SAHPRA 2018/19 Annual Reports; with Minister & Deputy Minister
15 Oct 2019
The Committee was convened for presentations from the National Health Laboratory Services (NHLS), the South African Health Products Regulatory Authority (SAHPRA) and the national Department of Health (NDoH) on their annual performance reports and financial information for 2018/19.
The NHLS said that overall it had achieved ...
Health
NHI Bill public hearings programme; Auditor General expanded mandate
19 Sep 2019
NHI: Tracking the Bill through Parliament
Auditor General South Africa capacitated the Committee on the mandate of the Auditor General, its prior limitations and the implications of the new powers given in the Public Audit Amendment Act which came into operation on 1 April 2019. These would give the AG ...
Health
CCOD, OHSC, SAHPRA on their Mandates & Annual Performance Plans 2019/20
4 Sep 2019
The Committee was briefed by the Compensation Commissioner for Occupational Diseases (CCOD), the South African Health Products Regulatory Authority (SAHPRA) and the Office of Health Standards Compliance (OHSC) on their mandates and annual performance plans for 2019/20. The Portfolio Committee on Mineral Resources and Energy also joined in the deliberations ...
Health
Engagement with the Elders on Universal Health Coverage, with Minister
3 Sep 2019
The Portfolio Committee on Health and the Select Committee on Health and Social Services were jointly addressed by two of the Elders -- a group of former leaders that had been started by former President Nelson Mandela. Ms Gro Harlem Brundtland, former Prime Minister of Norway, and Mr Ricardo Lagos, ...
Health
NHI Bill: briefing with Minister, Deputy Minister & legal opinion; Council for Medical Schemes Mandate & Annual Performance Plan
29 Aug 2019
Government Departments & Entities 2019/20 Annual Performance Plan (APP)
National Health Insurance Bill: Legal Opinion (confidential document)
Ideal Clinic South Africa
NHI: Tracking the Bill through Parliament
The Minister, Deputy Minister, official from the Department of Health as well as the consultants appointed to advise the Ministry and Presidency on ...
Health
Health Sector overview; Fifth Parliament Legacy Report
28 Aug 2019
The Committee Secretary briefed the Committee on the Legacy Report which is a reflection of the key activities and challenges of the Portfolio Committee on Health during the Fifth Parliament, matters remaining for consideration in the Sixth Parliament and recommendations to strengthen operational and procedural processes to enhance ...
Health
Department of Health 2019/20 Annual Performance Plan; with Minister
4 Jul 2019
Media Statement: Health Committee Hears That NHI Bill ‘is a Must’
The meeting was convened to discuss the National Department of Health’s (NDOH) annual performance plan and budget with the Minister of Health and senior officials of the Department.
The Minister said that activities in the Department were guided ...
Health
Department of Health 2019/20 Annual Performance Plan: Committee Researcher briefing and analysis
3 Jul 2019
At the first Portfolio Committee on Health meeting of the Sixth Parliament, Members were briefed about the National Department of Health’s (NDoH’s) plan and budget for the 2019/20 financial year.
They were given details of the Department’s policy priorities, the overall budgets, and the six programmes which the DoH was ...
Health
Election of Chairperson
2 Jul 2019
The Committee duly elected Mr S Dhlomo (ANC) to be its Chairperson.
The Chairperson thanked members for his nomination and said the Committee’s oversight function must focus on 3 key issues: maternal mortality rate, infant mortality rate and under-5 mortality rate.
It was announced that the Committee would meet with ...
Health
National Public Health Institute Bill: finalisation; High Level Panel & Legacy Reports
13 Mar 2019
The Committee held a briefing on the National Public Health Institute Bill. Members requested that the function of the NAPHISA Bill be extended to state that the Bill must support the monitoring of communities that are at risk of being exposed to environmental health hazards. Members also requested that the ...