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Health
Mr and Mrs Lowe on organ donation in South Africa
12 Nov 2014
The Committee met to hear a briefing by the parents of Jenna Lowe, who has been diagnosed with a rare disease called Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension (PAH) and is currently awaiting a bilateral lung transplant, on creating awareness for organ donation in South Africa.
Mr Stuart Lowe and Mrs Gabi Lowe ...
Health
Medicines and Related Substances Amendment Bill [B6 - 2014]: Public hearings
5 Nov 2014
The Committee met briefly to hear public submissions on the Medicines and Related Substances Amendment Bill (the Bill). Most of the submissions related to what was included in the Bill and definitions, and gave clarity on possible gaps.
The Regulatory Discussion Group (RDG) said its concerns with the Bill were ...
Health
Medicines & Related Substances Amendment Bill [B6-2014]: public hearings day 2
31 Oct 2014
The Portfolio Committee met to continue its public hearings on the Medicines and Related Substances Amendment Bill.
The Pharmaceutical Society of South Africa (PSSA) said they understood and supported the Bill but they had some concerns. PSSA supported the replacement of "products" with "medicines" when it was appropriate. Section 6 ...
Health
Medicines & Related Substances Amendment Bill [B6-2014]: public hearings day 1
29 Oct 2014
The Portfolio Committee met to conduct public hearings on the Medicines and Related Substances Amendment Bill. During the meeting, the Committee received briefings from seven institutions.
Roche Diagnostic (RD) is a world leader in the management of diabetes which imported and exported IVDs and specialised in marketing, sales, installation and ...
Ethics and Members' Interest
Meeting with City of Johannesburg delegation
22 Oct 2014
The Joint Committee on Ethics and Members’ Interests hosted the City of Johannesburg’s Ethics Committee. The purpose of the meeting, as stated by the Chairperson of the Joint Committee, was for the two committees to engage in a conversation on the issue of ethics and the importance of establishing and ...
Health
Health Budget Review and Recommendations Report
22 Oct 2014
The Committee met to examine the Department of Health’s (DoH) budgetary review and recommendations report. Key issues raised by members included concerns about the format of the report, the information provided regarding the mandate of the Committee and the data itself and its accuracy. Could it be more recent? Clarification ...
Health
Analysis of Department of Health's budget, spending patterns & recommendations: Financial & Fiscal Commission briefing
21 Oct 2014
The Financial and Fiscal Commission (FFC) briefed the Committee on the Department of Health’s (DoH) budget and spending patterns after explaining their function and mandate. Targets for 2013/14 were outlined according to the National Development Plan (NDP) and the UN’s Millennium Development Goals (MDG). Health sector outputs from 2009 were ...
Finance Standing Committee
Statistics South Africa on its 2013/14 Annual Report
16 Oct 2014
The Committee heard three presentations on the annual report of Statistics South Africa (Stats SA) for the financial year 2013/2014. The entity’s performance was reported on by the Auditor General of South Africa, the Committee researcher, and by Stats SA themselves.
Members were told that there had been a delay ...
Health
Department of Health on its 2013/14 Annual Report; Audit Outcomes: AGSA briefing
15 Oct 2014
The Committee was briefed by the Auditor-General South Africa on their findings on the National Department of Health (NDOH), the Medical Research Council (MRC), the National Health Laboratory Services (NHLS) and the Council for Medical Schemes (CMS). The presentation spoke of poor financial management, poor performance reporting and weak areas, ...
Ethics and Members' Interest
2014 Register of Members Interests: adoption
17 Sep 2014
The Committee dealt with the minutes of the 8 of July 2014 at length. The contention was that there was an election of a Committee whip, which the opposition parties felt that seeing that there was no rule providing for one in any Parliamentary Committee; there could have been no ...