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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 and Budget: AGSA analysis and assessment
13 May 2020
Video: Portfolio Committee on Health, 13 May 2020
Audio: Department of Health Strategic Plan, Annual Performance Plan and Budget: AGSA analysis and assessment
The Portfolio Committee on Health convened a virtual meeting to be briefed by the Office of the Auditor General of South Africa (AGSA) on the performance plan ...
Health
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 ...
Health
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 ...
Police
Petitions: consideration
11 Mar 2020
The meeting considered or reviewed six petitions.
The South African Police Services (SAPS) reported on the details of a petition regarding the re-enlistment of former members of the Ciskei and Transkei Police. It transpired that the petition arose from complaints that were originally made almost 30 years before and which ...
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 ...
Health
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 ...
Health
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
Health Sector 2018/19 Annual Reports, with AGSA, SAMRC, and FFC input
10 Oct 2019
Four entities of the Department of Health – the South African Medical Research Council (SAMRC), the Office of the Health Ombudsman (OHO), the Office of Health Standards Compliance (OHSC) and the Council for Medical Schemes (CMS) -- presented their annual reports to the Committee.
The SAMRC provided ...
Health
Department of Health audit outcomes: AGSA, DPME & FCC input
9 Oct 2019
The Financial and Fiscal Commission (FFC) briefed the Committee on the provincial and national Department of Health spending patterns. The FFC said that as Health is a concurrent function across three spheres of government, this often creates coordinated planning problems. Inter-governmental fiscal review (IGFR) issues in the Health system include: ...