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National Health Insurance (NHI) Bill: public hearings day 5
1 Jun 2021
Video: Portfolio Committee on Health, 01 June 2021
NHI: Tracking the bill through Parliament
In this virtual meeting, the Committee held public hearings on the National Health Insurance Bill. Four organisations presented oral submissions.
The organisations supported the principle of universal health coverage and made various recommendations to improve the ...
Health
Special Audits on financial management of government’s COVID-19 initiatives; Update on COVID-19 vaccine roll-out, with Deputy Minister
28 May 2021
Video: Joint Meeting: PC on Health and SC on Health and Social Services, 28 May 2021
COVID Audit Report 2
COVID Audit Report 1
The Portfolio Committee on Health and the Select Committee on Health and Social Services held a joint virtual meeting on the financial management of ...
Human Settlements, Water and Sanitation
Ekurhuleni sewage spill & rental petitions; Breede Valley petition; with Deputy Minister
28 May 2021
The Department of Human Settlements (DHS) gave a report-back on the petition by the Breede Valley Municipality community about the stalled building project for 652 Integrated Residence Development Programme (IRDP) subsidised houses in New Mandela Square Zwelethemba, Worcester, Western Cape. There had been building delays due to COVID-19. On 11 ...
Health
National Health Insurance (NHI) Bill: public hearings day 4
26 May 2021
NHI: Tracking the bill through Parliament
In this virtual meeting, the Committee continued with day 4 of public hearings on the NHI Bill. Four organisations presented oral submissions.
They noted that the objective of the NHI Bill is to achieve universal access to quality health care services through the ...
Health
National Health Insurance (NHI) Bill: public hearings day 3
20 May 2021
Video: National Health Insurance (NHI) Bill: public hearings day 3
NHI: Tracking the bill through Parliament
In this virtual meeting, the Committee continued with day 3 of public hearings on the NHI Bill. Two organisations presented oral submissions.
Both entities said they are fully supportive of the introduction of ...
Health
National Health Insurance (NHI) Bill: public hearings day 2
19 May 2021
Video: Portfolio Committee on Health
NHI: Tracking the bill through Parliament
In this virtual meeting, the Committee continued with day 2 of public hearings on the NHI Bill. Four organisations presented oral submissions.
All the entities indicated that they supported the principle of NHI, welcomed the introduction of a single ...
Health
National Health Insurance (NHI) Bill: public hearings day 1
18 May 2021
Video: Portfolio Committee on Health
NHI: Tracking the bill through Parliament
In this virtual meeting, the Committee held public hearings on the NHI Bill. Five organisations presented oral submissions.
All the entities welcomed initiatives to improve access to quality health care services to all South Africans and proposed a number ...
Health
Health Budget: Committee Report
11 May 2021
The Portfolio Committee on Health met on a virtual platform to consider and adopt its budget vote report. Members raised the importance of a special follow up meeting with the Auditor-General and the Minister regarding PPE in hospitals.
Health
Department of Health 2021/22 Annual Performance Plan; with Deputy Minister
7 May 2021
Video: Portfolio Committee on Health
The Committee convened virtually to receive a briefing from the Department of Health (DoH) on its Annual Performance Plan for the financial year 2021/22. The Deputy Minister was in attendance.
Before the briefing, the Members agreed that a meeting should be set ...
Health
Special Reports on the financial management of Government’s Covid-19 initiatives: briefing by the Auditor-General; OHSC & NHLS 2021/22 Annual Performance Plans
6 May 2021
Video: Portfolio Committee on Health PM video
The Committee met with the Auditor-General South Africa in a virtual meeting to discuss the key findings and outcomes of its first and second Special Reports on the financial management of Government’s Covid-19 ...