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Health and Wellness (WCPP)
Department of Health 2021/22 Annual Report
25 Oct 2022
Department of Health and Wellness
The Standing Committee on Health met to be briefed by the Western Cape’s Department of Health on its Annual Report for 2021/2022.
The Minister said this was the year of the journey to recovery, as many had been lost and some were still living ...
Social Development (WCPP)
Western Cape Department of Social Development Annual Report 2021/2022
18 Oct 2022
Department of Social Development
The Committee engaged with the Western Cape Department of Social Development on its 2021/22 Annual Report. Members complimented the Department for achieving a clean audit. A wide-ranging discussion took place, covering the following topics: child poverty and hunger, and child-headed households; procurement of specialised vehicles ...
Ad-hoc Committee- TB-related matters (WCPP)
Election of Chairperson
7 Oct 2022
The Committee met to elect its chairperson. Ms W Philander (DA) received unanimous support for the post.
The Western Cape Provincial Parliament unanimously agreed to establish an Ad-hoc Committee on Tuberculosis (TB). This decision follows engagements with various stakeholders since February last year. As with other provinces, TB is ...
Health and Wellness (WCPP)
Social determinants that apply pressure to the health system & mental health challenges: Department of Health & Department of Social Development Briefing
23 Sep 2022
The Standing Committee on Health in the Western Cape Provincial Parliament convened in a hybrid meeting for a briefing by the Department of Health and the Department of Social Development on the programmes in place to address the social determinants that apply pressure to the health system, specifically in ...
Social Development (WCPP)
Briefing by the the National Department of Social Development on the Children’s Amendment Bill
21 Sep 2022
Children's Amendment Bill (B18-2020)
The Committee was briefed by a permanent delegate to the National Council of Provinces and the national Department of Social Development (DSD) on the Children’s Amendment Bill. The purpose of the meeting was to introduce the Amendment Bill to the provincial parliament for its processes to ...
Social Development (WCPP)
Funding of Old Age Homes in the province; Plans to deal with loan sharks that are keeping SASSA beneficiary cards & update on Social Relief Grant
6 Sep 2022
The Committee was briefed by the Western Cape Department of Social Development (DSD) on the funding of old age homes in the province and by the SA Social Security Agency (SASSA) on how it dealt with loan sharks preying on social grant beneficiaries. The Committee was also briefed on ...
Health and Wellness (WCPP)
Provincial Department of Health briefing on name change & briefing by Department on integration of City of Cape Town facilities into the Department of Health
12 Aug 2022
The Standing Committee was briefed on the name change of the Western Cape Department of Health to the “Department of Health and Wellness” and on the integration of the City of Cape Town clinics by the Western Cape Department of Health. It was also briefed on establishing a tuberculosis ...
Health and Wellness (WCPP)
COVID-19 Update & Vaccination Programme: Department briefing
5 Aug 2022
The provincial Department of Health had achieved its vaccination target of 70% among people over the age of 60 years, and great efforts were now being made to increase vaccination uptakes in the younger age groups. The Department conveyed this information when briefing the Standing Committee on Health in ...
Health and Wellness (WCPP)
TB programmes & establishment of TB AdHoc Committee in the Western Cape: Department briefing
29 Jul 2022
The Standing Committee on Health convened in a virtual meeting to receive a briefing from the Western Cape Department of Health and Wellness on their tuberculosis (TB) programmes across the province and on the establishment of a TB ad hoc Committee in the Western Cape.
An overview of TB ...
Police Oversight, Community Safety and Cultural Affairs (WCPP)
Department of Community Safety & CoCT on Law Enforcement Advancement Plan
31 May 2022
The Standing Committee on Community Safety, Cultural Affairs, and Sport convened in a virtual meeting to receive a briefing by the Department of Community Safety (DoCS) and the City of Cape Town (CoCT) on the Law Enforcement Advancement Plan (LEAP).
The Committee heard that the LEAP was implemented as ...