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Update on NHI parliamentary process; COVID-19 vaccine procurement and roll-out update; with Minister & Deputy Minister
30 Mar 2021
Video: Portfolio Committee on Health, 30 March 2021
In this virtual meeting, the Committee was briefed on the progress of the National Health Insurance (NHI) parliamentary process and of the COVID-19 vaccination programme.
Members were informed that the report on the NHI public hearings was almost finalised, and parliamentary ...
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SAMRC on Johnson & Johnson clinical trial & 2019/20 Annual Report; Parliament's TB Caucus
24 Mar 2021
Video: Portfolio Committee on Health, 24 March 2021
Audio: MRC on Johnson & Johnson Clinical Trial & 2019/20 Annual Report; TB Caucus
The South African Medical Research Council (SAMRC) told Parliament on Wednesday that South Africans were well aware that the distribution of the Johnson & Johnson (J&J) COVID-19 vaccine ...
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South African Health Products Regulatory Authority 2019/20 Annual Report
17 Mar 2021
Video: Portfolio Committee on Health, 17 March 2021
Although the main purpose of this virtual meeting was for the Committee to be briefed by the South African Health Products Regulatory Authority (SAHPRA) on its annual report, the entity went to great lengths to explain the regulation of ...
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National Health Laboratory Services 2019/20 Annual Report; National Health Amendment Bill: rejection
10 Mar 2021
Video: Portfolio Committee on Health
The purpose of the virtual meeting was for the Committee to be briefed by the National Health Laboratory Service (NHLS) on ...
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Department of Health update on vaccine rollout; with Deputy Minister
5 Mar 2021
Video: Portfolio Committee on Health, 5 March 2021
Minister on rollout strategy of Covid-19 Vaccine & status of healthcare services in provinces in relation to COVID - 7 January 2021
Minister of Health on roll out strategy for the Covid-19 vaccines - 05 February 2021
In this virtual meeting, the ...
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Free State COVID-19 Update & Vaccine Plan
3 Mar 2021
Video: Portfolio Committee on Health[NA]
The purpose of the virtual meeting was for the Committee to be briefed by the Free State’s Provincial Department of Health on its healthcare services in relation to the COVID-19 pandemic. The second item on the agenda was for Members to receive a briefing from ...
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Section 59 Inquiry Interim Report: GEMS & CMS briefing, with DPSA Deputy Minister
23 Feb 2021
Video: Joint Meeting: PC on PS and Admin and Portfolio Committee on Health, 23 February 2021
Section 59 Investigation Interim Report
The Portfolio Committees on Health, and Public Service and Administration, Performance Monitoring and Evaluation convened a joint online video conference to be briefed by delegates from the Council ...
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Committee Minutes
19 Feb 2021
Video: Portfolio Committee on Health,
The Portfolio Committee on Health considered and adopted 26 sets of minutes dating back from 10 February 2021 to 10 April 2020.
Members commented on the time delay between the meeting and the follow up on the consideration of minutes. Where the minutes omitted to ...
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Mpumalanga Covid-19 Update and Vaccine plan
17 Feb 2021
Video: Portfolio Committee on Health
The Committee received a briefing from the Mpumalanga Provincial Department of Health on the health care services in the province, with a specific focus on the way in which they were handling the COVID-19 pandemic and the vaccine roll-out strategy.
In a virtual meeting, the ...
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Latest developments on COVID-19 vaccines, with Ministry; Northern Cape Covid-19 update & vaccine plan
10 Feb 2021
Video: Portfolio Committee on Health, 10 February 2021 Part 2 Part 3
Minister Zweli Mkhize on the outcomes of the Coronavirus COVID-19 vaccine efficacy studies
In this virtual meeting, the Northern Cape Provincial Department of Health briefed the Committee on the Covid-19 situation in ...