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Committee Report on KwaZulu-Natal oversight
31 Oct 2018
The Committee discussed the report on its oversight visit to KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) from August 14 to 17, which listed the health facilities which had been visited, and the successes and challenges encountered at each. The observations and findings covered matters involving human resources, infrastructure, laundry services, high teenage pregnancies in ...
Health
Health Budgetary Review and Recommendations Report
24 Oct 2018
2018 Budget Review & Recommendations Reports – BRRR
After lengthy deliberation and numerous amendments to its draft BRR report, the Committee adopted the final document. Chief among the issues discussed were the following:
Stronger, more action-oriented and consequent management driven recommendations should henceforth be the rule of thumb when the ...
Health
Department of Health & Compensation Commissioner for Occupational Diseases 2017/18 Annual Reports, with Minister & Deputy Minister
17 Oct 2018
The Compensation Commissioner for Occupational Diseases reported an increase in benefits as 1 April 2018 and a decrease in levies, which had resulted in a significantly lower surplus. The audited financial statements had moved from being a disclaimer opinion to a revenue qualification by the Auditor General ...
Standing Committee on Auditor General
Auditor-General of South Africa 2017/18 Annual Report; Transformation Plan & Review of the Contract: External Auditor
12 Oct 2018
The Audit Committee of the Auditor General of South Africa (AGSA) said that its report was required in compliance with the Public Audit Act and the King code of governance principles. The mandate of the audit committee was to fulfil its duties as set out in the Act, and to ...
Health
Office of the Health Standards Compliance, Office of the Health Ombuds, NHLS & SAHPRA 2017/18 Annual reports
11 Oct 2018
The Office of the Health Standards Compliance (OHSC), Office of the Health Ombuds, National Health Laboratory Service (NHLS) and South African Health Products Regulatory Authority (SAHPRA) presented their 2017/18 Annual reports.
The OHSC met its target for the year on good cooperate governance by receiving an ...
Employment and Labour
Committee Oversight Reports and Programme: meeting adjourned due to lack of quorum
11 Oct 2018
The Committee planned to consider two reports, minutes and its fourth term programme but its quorum collapsed and the meeting was adjourned. The Committee had made amendments to the report on its oversight visits to Gauteng and the Free State but processes were halted as there was no quorum.
The ...
Health
Health Sector 2017/18 Annual Report analysis by AGSA & FFC
10 Oct 2018
The Finance and Fiscal Commission (FFC) and the Auditor-General (AGSA) briefed the Committee on the Health Sector 2017/18 Annual Report.
The FFC reported that human capital management, infrastructure maintenance, supply chain management, health financing, and governance and leadership are the main challenges affecting the health sector. ...
Standing Committee on Auditor General
Election of Acting Chairperson
9 Oct 2018
Ms N Khunou (ANC) was elected unopposed as the Acting Chairperson of the Standing Committee on the Auditor-General.
Health
North West Department of Health status report; Committee Reports: Provincial Hospital Services; KZN Oversight; with Deputy Minister
12 Sep 2018
The North West Department of Health said they had managed to achieve 63% of their performance targets, compared to the 60% achievement in the previous financial year. Challenges which had prevented them from achieving more of their targets were the labour unrest and industrial action that had taken place, the ...
Health
National Strategic Plan on HIV, TB and STIs: SANAC briefing
5 Sep 2018
The South African National AIDS Council (SANAC) briefed the Portfolio Committee on Health on the National Strategic Plan for HIV, TB and STI for 2017-2022. There has been a lot of successes in the fight against the HIV, TB and STI epidemics such as the number of HIV-related and TB-related ...