The approach to improving safety and security in all public health facilities is to ensure provision of adequate security infrastructure. Security assessments were previously conducted by the Ministerial Task Team at all public health facilities and the following recommendations were made:
(a) The current surveillance capabilities to respond to epidemics and pandemics to health risks include the existence of Notifiable Medical Conditions system managed by the National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD), National Emergency Operation Centre, nine NICD Epidemiologists placed across nine provinces, as well as Surveillance Sub-Directorates under Communicable Disease Directorates and Outbreak Response Teams within the Department of Health across nine provinces. The ...
a) There has been no study done to assess the impact of health hazards caused by the zama-zama illegal mining activities on the public healthcare system. The zama-zama illegal mining is an occurrence that needs to be stopped through collaboration between the mining industry and law enforcement. It is not an area that the health sector can spend its limited resources on.
b) There ...
Yes, unused Pfizer and Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccines have been destroyed. Doses of vaccine doses that are yet to expire will also be destroyed.
A total of 70 573 820 does of COVID-19 vaccines were acquired, either as a donation or purchased in line with the bilateral agreement.
1. (a) Inspections are conducted by Health Professions Council of South Africa (HPCSA) to identify unregistered persons posing as practitioners.
(b) Some of the inspectors within the HPCSA’s Inspectorate Unit are based in the provinces to conduct compliance inspections and identify unregistered persons posing as practitioners.
(2) The Department through the HPCSA took a proactive approach to establish the Inspectorate Unit that works with ...
The following table reflects the details in this regard.
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Province |
(a) total number of hospitals in each province is experiencing food shortages |
(b) are the specified shortages |
(c) are the reasons that the specified hospitals are experiencing such shortages? |
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Free State |
11 |
Fruits Vegetables Meat and dairy products Bread Meat |
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According to the South African Nursing Council (SANC), the case was reported to them in February 2022, however the Council experienced difficulty accessing the records from the Hospital. The matter was discussed at the Preliminary Investigating Committee in terms of section 47(3) of the Nursing Act, 2005 (Act No. 33 of 2005), which found that there was a case to be answered and in ...
Yes, the National Department of Health had an exhibition area at the 11th SA AIDS Conference. This was in collaboration with the South African National AIDS Council (SANAC).
(a) The total cost breakdown for the exhibition stand is as follows:
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Element/s |
Costs |
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1. Booking of exhibition space at the Durban ICC exhibition Hall |
R 46 956.54 |
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2. Conceptualization, design, production and dismantling of an ... |
To date from January 2023, a total of 3 974 posts of medical doctors were advertised and filled as compared to 2 053 medical doctors posts of the previous year (2022) for the same periods of employment. This means that an additional 1 921 posts for medical doctors were funded to accommodate unemployed medical doctors.
It is also acknowledged that not all unemployed medical ...
The Department regularly engages with the Health Professions Council of South Africa (HPCSA) on matters pertaining to functions and functioning of the HPCSA, including challenges experienced relating to finalisation of the service level agreement with the service provider to conduct the board examination.
According to the response received from the HPCSA, registration with the HPCSA for foreign qualified applicants is only approved after assessment ...