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Department of Health + Compensation Commissioner for Occupational Diseases 2016/17 Annual Report
10 Oct 2017
The Portfolio Committee on Health concluded its Budget Review and Recommendation Report (BRRR) process with presentations by the Compensation Commissioner for Occupational Diseases (CCOD) and the National Department of Health (NDOH) on their annual performance for the past financial year.
The inability of the CCOD to provide ...
Health
Medical Innovation Bill (Cannabis guidelines): briefing; National Health Laboratory Service Amendment Bill: NEHAWU briefing
13 Sep 2017
The Director General of the Department of Health introduced the Medical Innovation Bill on Cannabis Guidelines. South Africa was a signatory to the 1961 Convention on the Control of Narcotic Substance and cannabis was highly controlled, but the Convention allowed for any country to utilise narcotics should there be a ...
Standing Committee on Auditor General
Review of Public Audit Act: further discussion with Auditor-General
25 Aug 2017
The Committee was briefed by the Auditor-General on the review of the Public Audit Act and proposed amendments for a Public Audit Amendment Bill (PAAB). The Committee had asked the Auditor-General to clarify certain aspects based on his original March 2017 briefing. These were defining undesirable audit outcomes; criteria for ...
Health
NHLS Amendment Bill & National Public Health Institute of SA Bill: Department response to submissions
22 Aug 2017
The Portfolio Committee on Health was briefed by the Department of Health (DoH) on issues that had been raised by stakeholders during the public hearings on the National Health Laboratory Service (NHLS) Amendment Bill [B15-2017] and National Public Health Institute of South Africa (NAPHISA) Bill [B16-2017].
The DoH said the ...
Health
National Public Health Institutes of South Africa (NAPHISA) Bill: public hearings day 1
16 Aug 2017
The Committee met to hear public input on the National Public Health Institute of South African (NAPHISA) Bill. The South African Medical Research Council (SAMRC) expressed support for the Bill but stressed the need for better coordination of different organisations’ efforts to improve healthcare. It saw the opportunity for cooperation ...
Health
National Health Laboratory Service Amendment Bill [B15-2017]: public hearings
15 Aug 2017
NEHAWU submission to be resubmitted
As a National Health Laboratory Service (NHLS) stakeholder, the National Education Health and Allied Workers Union (NEHAWU) made a submission on the NHLS Amendment Bill [B15-2017] as a part of the public hearings on the Bill. NEHAWU appreciated the sensitivity of the Department of Health ...
Economic Development
Pharmaceutical Industry: Department of Health & DTI briefing
28 Jun 2017
The Department of Trade and Industry (dti) combined with the National Department of Health (DoH) to present an overview of the pharmaceutical industry, with a focus on the procurement of anti-retrovirals (ARVs).
The Dti provided a broad profile of the industry and indicated that the pharmaceutical market in South Africa ...
Health
National Health Laboratory Service (NHLS) Amendment Bill: Department of Health briefing
20 Jun 2017
The meeting was held to enable the Department of Health (DoH) to brief the Committee on the amendments to the National Health Laboratory Service (NHLS) Amendment Bill, but the Committee took advantage of the opportunity ask the Department to provide feedback on the forensic pathology officers issue, and the investigation ...