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National Health Insurance (NHI) Bill: public hearings day 19, with Deputy Minister
10 Sep 2021
NHI: Tracking the bill through Parliament
In this virtual meeting, the Committee continued with public hearings on the National Health Insurance Bill. Three organisations presented oral submissions.
All the organisations welcomed initiatives to improve access to quality healthcare services and proposed a number of amendments to improve the Bill. ...
Health
Vaccine roll-out programme & acquisition, with Deputy Minister
9 Sep 2021
In this virtual meeting the Portfolio Committee received an update from the Deputy Minister and Department of Health about the COVID-19 vaccine roll-out programme across the country.
The Department of Health presented the progress of the COVID-19 vaccination roll-out programme. The presentation covered vaccine security, vaccination progress and demand ...
Health
SAHPRA on Covid-19 vaccine licensing, vaccine efficacy rates and latest vaccine research; Report on oversight to KZN & Gauteng to assess recent unrest
1 Sep 2021
In this virtual meeting the Committee received a briefing from the South African Health Products Regulatory Authority on the COVID-19 vaccines and adopted the reports of the Committee’s oversight visits to KwaZulu-Natal and Gauteng, that assessed the impact of the unrest on health infrastructure and the ...
Health
Election of Chairperson; NHI: public hearings day 18
31 Aug 2021
NHI: Tracking the bill through Parliament
The Portfolio Committee on Health elected its Chairperson and continued with the public hearings on the National Health Insurance Bill. Dr K Jacobs (ANC) was nominated unopposed as Chairperson. He accepted the nomination and was declared Chairperson of the Committee.
Concerns were raised about ...
Health
Vaccine roll-out programme & acquisition, with Minister & Deputy
24 Aug 2021
In this virtual meeting the Portfolio Committee received an update from the Department of Health and the Ministry about the vaccine roll-out programme, vaccine procurement and communications strategy.
The Minister stated that the uptake by the population group aged 18 to 34 years, since the previous Friday 20 August ...
Health
Election of Acting Chairperson; Committee Minutes
18 Aug 2021
The Committee met virtually to nominate and elect an acting Chairperson following the appointment of Dr S Dhlomo (ANC) as Deputy Minister of Health on 05 August.
Two candidates nominated for the position: Mr T Munyai (ANC) and Ms E Wilson (DA). The majority rejected a proposal to conduct the ...
Health
Digital Vibes matter: clarification of procedure; KZN & Gauteng visit; Committee minutes
4 Aug 2021
In this virtual meeting, the Committee considered minutes from meetings held in May, June and July 2021. A number of amendments were made. It was highlighted that some of the Committee Members’ calls to have the Minister step-down and have members of the National Department of Health, involved in ...
Health
National Health Insurance (NHI) Bill: public hearings day 17
28 Jul 2021
NHI: Tracking the bill through Parliament
In this virtual meeting, the Committee held public hearings on the National Health Insurance Bill. Five organisations presented oral submissions. All the organisations welcomed initiatives to improve access to quality healthcare services to all South Africans ...
Health
National Health Insurance (NHI) Bill: public hearings day 16
27 Jul 2021
Video: Portfolio Committee on Health, 27 July 2021
NHI: Tracking the bill through Parliament
In this virtual meeting, the Committee held public hearings on the National Health Insurance (NHI) Bill, during which three organisations presented oral submissions. All of them welcomed initiatives to improve access to quality healthcare services to ...
Health
COVID-19 vaccine pipeline & Ivermectin: SAHPRA briefing; Update on vaccine roll-out: Department briefing; with Acting Minister & Deputy Minister
21 Jul 2021
Video: Portfolio Committee on Health, 21 July 2021
In a virtual meeting, the Committee received a briefing from the South African Health Products Regulatory Authority (SAHPRA) on the COVID-19 vaccine pipeline and Ivermectin, as well as its regular fortnightly update from the Department of Health on the COVID-19 vaccination roll-out. ...