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National Health Insurance (NHI) Bill: clause 5 to 6 deliberations, with Deputy Minister
8 Jun 2022
NHI: Tracking the Bill through Parliament
In this hybrid meeting, the Committee continued with clause-by-clause deliberations on the Bill, with a specific focus on clauses 5 and 6. Members of the Committee expressed their party’s position on the various sub-clauses.
The African National Congress generally supported the two clauses ...
Health
National Health Insurance (NHI) Bill: clause 2 to 4 deliberations
1 Jun 2022
Video (Part 1)
Video (Part 2)
NHI: Tracking the Bill through Parliament
In this hybrid meeting, the Committee commenced the clause-by-clause deliberations on the Bill.
The Democratic Alliance (DA), Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) and Freedom Front Plus (FF+) indicated their opposition to the Bill upfront and the varying reasons for ...
Higher Education, Science and Innovation
mRNA Vaccine Technology Transfer and Training Hub: DSI & stakeholder briefing
27 May 2022
The Portfolio Committee on Higher Education, Science and Innovation in conjunction with the Portfolio Committee on Health in the National Assembly (NA) convened in a virtual meeting for a briefing by the Department of Science and Innovation (DSI), and representatives of Afrigen, Biovac and the South African Medical Research ...
Health
National Health Insurance (NHI) Bill: Motion of desirability
18 May 2022
NHI: Tracking the bill through Parliament
In this virtual meeting, the Portfolio Committee on Health considered the motion of desirability on the National Health Insurance (NHI) Bill [B19 - 2019]. The Bill was tabled in Parliament and referred to the Committee on 8 August 2019. The National Health Insurance ...
Health
Health Budget: Committee Report
4 May 2022
The Portfolio Committee on Health met virtually to consider and adopt its Budget Vote Report for the Department of Health. The Committee briefly went through the report but focused more on its observations on the Department of Health.
Members appreciated the comprehensive report it received, but were ...
Health
Department of Health 2022/23 Annual Performance Plan; with Minister & Deputy Minister
22 Apr 2022
The Portfolio Committee on Health (the Committee) in the National Assembly convened in a virtual meeting for a briefing by the National Department of Health on the Annual Performance Plan (APP) and Budget for the 2022/23 financial year.
A budget of R64.5 billion was allocated to the National ...
Health
SAMRC & SAHPRA 2022/23 Annual Performance Plans
20 Apr 2022
SA Health Products Regulatory Authority
The Portfolio Committee on Health (the Committee) met virtually with the South African Medical Research Council (SAMRC) and the South African Health Products Regulatory Authority (SAHPRA) to receive briefings on their Annual Performance Plans (APPs) and budgets for the 2022/2023 ...
Health
NHLS & CMS 2022/23 Annual Performance Plans
19 Apr 2022
The National Health Laboratory Services (NHLS) indicated that some of the key challenges it had faced included tight finances, and among its anticipated challenges for the year ahead was the integration of the Forensic Chemistry Laboratories (FCL) into its organisation. Briefing the Committee ...
Health
Regulations relating to the surveillance and the control of notifiable medical conditions, with Minister
14 Apr 2022
Draft Regulations relating to the Surveillance and Control of Notifiable Medical Conditions
In this virtual meeting, Minister of Health and the Department briefed the Portfolio Committee on proposed amendments to the Health Regulations relating to the surveillance and the control of notifiable medical conditions. The Department noted that there ...
Health
NHI Bill: DoH response to public submissions, with Minister & Deputy; CCOD 2022/23 Annual Performance Plan
29 Mar 2022
NHI: Tracking the bill through Parliament
The Department of Health responded to some of the criticisms against the National Health Insurance (NHI) Bill, including concerns about the proposed governance arrangements for the NHI Fund, which will purchase healthcare services from accredited public and private sector ...