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Covid-19 Vaccine Rollout: with Minister & Deputy Minister of Health
5 Feb 2021
Video: Portfolio Committee on Health,5 February 2021
As previous Committee sessions had not afforded sufficient opportunity for discussion, it was decided that the session would be centered primary around discussion and less on set presentations.
Members raised questions about the late procurement of vaccines, their cost, factors used in selecting ...
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SAHPRA on Ivermectin; Gauteng Health Department vaccine plan
3 Feb 2021
Video: Portfolio Committee on Health, 3 February 2021
On 27 January 2021, the South African Health Products Regulatory Authority (SAHPRA) approved the use of Ivermectin for humans under a controlled compassionate use programme. SAHPRA briefed the Committee on this and on the status of various Covid-19 vaccines.
Members questioned the ...
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Covid-19 Update and Vaccine plan: KZN & Limpopo
14 Jan 2021
Video: PC Health
The KwaZulu-Natal Department of Health briefed the Committee on the response of healthcare services to the Covid-19 pandemic and the challenges faced. The province recorded an average of 5062 cases per day over the past seven days. Ethekwini Municipality recorded the highest number of daily new cases. ...
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Covid-19 Update and Vaccine Plan: Eastern & Western Cape
13 Jan 2021
Video: PC Health
The Portfolio Committee on Health met on a virtual platform for a briefing by the Health MECs and Heads of Departments of Health in the Eastern Cape and the Western Cape on the progress that the provinces were making in coping with the Covid-19 pandemic and in ...
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Minister on Covid-19 Vaccine Rollout strategy & status of healthcare services in provinces
7 Jan 2021
Video: Minister on Covid-19 Vaccine Rollout strategy & status of healthcare services in provinces
The Portfolio Committee on Health convened an online video conference to be briefed by the Minister and Department of Health about the COVID-19 vaccine rollout strategy as well as other healthcare issues related to the ...
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Health Budgetary Review and Recommendations Report
2 Dec 2020
Tabled Committee Reports
Video: PC Health, 2 December
The Portfolio Committee on Health held a virtual meeting to consider and adopt its Budgetary Review and Recommendations Report (BRRR) in its final meeting of the year before Parliament rises.
It considered an additional recommendation that was not included in the report. ...
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National and Provincial Departments of Health and Entities Audit Outcomes: AGSA briefing
11 Nov 2020
Video: Portfolio Committee on Health
In a virtual meeting, the Auditor-General of SA (AGSA) briefed the Committee on the 2019/20 audit outcomes of the health portfolio. The audit outcomes were outstanding for the CCOD and SAHPRA. The outcomes of the other departments in the portfolio were as follows:
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NHI Bill submissions: Update on procurement of external service provider to process comments; Provincial NHI Public Hearings Report
4 Nov 2020
Video: Portfolio Committee on Health (National Assembly) 04 Nov 2020
13 Oct 2020 National Health Insurance (NHI) public participation: way forward
In a virtual meeting, the Committee was briefed on how the procurement of an external service provider for the processing of the National Health Insurance (NHI) submissions was going. ...
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National Health Amendment Bill: Department of Health response
21 Oct 2020
The Department of Health presented its review of the National Health Amendment Bill, a Private Member’s Bill, sponsored by MP, Dr Suzan Thembekwayo (EFF). The proposed bill aimed to amend the National Health Act (No 61 of 2003) to ensure that public sector clinics are available 24 hours a day. ...
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Notifiable Medical Conditions Amended Regulations: Minister's briefing
13 Oct 2020
Video: Portfolio Committee on health - Urgent briefing by the Minister of Health, 13 October 2020
In an extraordinary and urgent sitting called by the Minister and his team, the Portfolio Committee was briefed on proposed amendments to the Regulations of the National Health Act. There were five key changes ...