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Vaccine Audit Report; Health Sector APP review, BRRR response
23 Mar 2022
The Portfolio Committee met virtually with Auditor-General South Africa (AGSA) for a briefing on its review of the 2022/23 Health Sector Annual Performance Plan (APP), Health Sector Audit Outcomes, and the COVID-19 Vaccine Audit Report.
AGSA's COVID-19 Vaccine Programme Special Management Report covering January to August 2021 was presented ...
Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities
Uyinene Mrwetyana Foundation Petition; Government implementation of National Strategic Plan on Gender-Based Violence & Femicide; with Minister and Deputy Minister
15 Mar 2022
National Strategic Plan on Gender Based Violence & Femicide
The Portfolio Committee received a presentation in a virtual meeting on the "Post Office to Parliament" petition by the Uyinene Mrwetyana Foundation (UMF), which urged that the Committee and the Portfolio Committee on Justice and Correctional Services urgently intervene to ...
Health
CGE Report on Choice on Termination of Pregnancies in South Africa Report
9 Mar 2022
In a virtual meeting, the Commission for Gender Equality (CGE) presented a report to the Committee on its investigation into the choice on termination of pregnancies (CTOPs) in South Africa.
In ...
Health
CGE Reports on state of shelters and welfare services for female offenders
2 Mar 2022
Commission for Gender Equality (CGE) on the State of shelters in South Africa – 2018
The Committee met in a virtual meeting to receive presentations from the Commission for Gender ...
Health
National Health Insurance (NHI) Bill: public hearings day 29, with Deputy Minister
23 Feb 2022
NHI: Tracking the bill through Parliament
In this virtual meeting, the Committee held the final public hearings on the National Health Insurance Bill. The Democratic Alliance (DA) and the African National Congress (ANC) gave oral inputs.
The DA supported equal access to universal healthcare but did not support the ...
Health
National Health Insurance (NHI) Bill: public hearings day 28, with Deputy Minister
16 Feb 2022
NHI: Tracking the bill through Parliament
In this virtual meeting, the Committee held public hearings on the National Health Insurance Bill. Two organisations made oral submissions: South African Committee of Medical Deans (SACoMD) and the
National Education, Health and Allied Workers Union (NEHAWU). Both organisations supported the move toward ...
Health
National Health Insurance (NHI) Bill: public hearings day 27, with Deputy Minister
15 Feb 2022
NHI: Tracking the bill through Parliament
In this virtual meeting, the Committee received oral submissions on the National Health Insurance (NHI) Bill from three organisations: AfriForum, Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU) and the South African Communist Party (SACP)
AfriForum emphasised that it did not support the Bill ...
Health
National Health Insurance (NHI) Bill: Public Hearings Day 26; with Deputy Minister
9 Feb 2022
NHI: Tracking the bill through Parliament
The Committee met virtually to hear submissions on the National Health Insurance (NHI) Bill. The Committee heard from the Government Employees Medical Scheme (GEMS); South African Medical Research Council (SAMRC), the Alcohol, Tobacco, and Other Drug Research Unit (ATODRU); the National Planning Commission ...
Health
National Health Insurance (NHI) Bill: public hearings day 25, with Deputy Minister
8 Feb 2022
NHI: Tracking the bill through Parliament
In this virtual meeting, the Committee held public hearings on the National Health Insurance Bill. Six organisations all made oral submissions. They supported the move toward universal health coverage but had concerns about provisions in the Bill and proposed a number of improvements. ...
Health
National Health Insurance (NHI) Bill: public hearings day 24
28 Jan 2022
NHI: Tracking the bill through Parliament
The Portfolio Committee convened in a virtual meeting to engage with the Competition Commission, Commission for Gender Equality (CGE) and Solidarity on their National Health Insurance (NHI) Bill submissions.
The Competition Commission disagreed with the proposed exemption from the Competition Act as stipulated ...