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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 ...
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National Health Insurance (NHI) public participation: way forward
13 Oct 2020
Video: Portfolio Committee on Health 13 Oct 2020
More than 64 000 written submissions were received on the National Health Insurance Bill after the call for comments in August 2019. There had been an agreement by the Committee in the previous meeting that an external service provider should sort and analyse ...
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National Health Amendment Bill: Dr Thembekwayo briefing
7 Oct 2020
Video: Portfolio Committee on Health, (National Assembly) 07 Oct 2020
The Portfolio Committee on Health convened on a virtual platform to be briefed by the EFF’s Dr S Thembekwayo on her Private Member’s Bill, namely, the National Health Amendment Bill. The Bill was introduced in the Fifth Parliament but lapsed ...
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NHI public hearings: planning session
2 Sep 2020
Video: Portfolio Committee on Health (National Assembly) 02 Sep 2020
The Committee was briefed by the parliamentary support staff officials, led by the Content Advisor, on how far they had progressed with processing the NHI Bill. The meeting took place on a virtual platform. Members had been tasked by the ...
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KwaZulu-Natal Department of Health response to Covid-19 (postponed)
19 Aug 2020
In this virtual meeting, the KwaZulu-Natal Department of Health briefed the Committee on its response to Covid-19. The meeting took an unexpected turn when Members raised their concern about the continued absence of the KZN Health MEC, Ms Nomagagu Simelane-Zulu, who was initially present but requested to be excused to ...
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Eastern Cape COVID-19 Interventions; Alcohol Impact on Health Services; with Ministry
22 Jul 2020
Video: JM: Portfolio Committee on Health and Select Committee on Health and Social Services, 21 July 2020
Audio: Eastern Cape COVID-19 Challenges & Interventions; Impact of alcohol on Health Services
The Portfolio Committee on Health and the Select Committee on Health and Social Services met to be briefed by the ...
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Department of Health COVID-19 Special Adjustments Budget; with Deputy Minister
8 Jul 2020
Video: Department of Health on Adjusted Budget & Revised Annual Performance Plan
The Department of Health (DoH) gave a joint virtual briefing to the Portfolio and Select Committees on the Special Adjustments Budget in light of COVID-19, with emphasis on the reprioritisation of health care related to the pandemic, earmarked ...
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NHLS COVID-19 test backlogs; Life Healthcare & Netcare COVID-19 state of readiness
10 Jun 2020
Video: JM: PC on Health and Select Committee on Health and Social Services, 10 JUNE 2020
Audio: NHLS strategy to deal with Covid-19 test results and backlogs; Life Healthcare Group & Netcare on state of readiness for Covid-19
Presentation on readiness of Netcare hospitals for COVID-19 pandemic (awaited)
The National ...
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COVID-19 Response update by Health Ministry/Department; Committee Report on Health Budget
28 May 2020