Official reply:
NATIONAL ASSEMBLY
QUESTION 1155/2013
FOR WRITTEN REPLY
Date of publication on internal question paper: 17 May 2013
Internal question paper no: 16
1155. Mrs J F Terblanche (DA) to ask the Minister of Social Development:
(1) What is the status of the implementation of the National Drug Master
Plan in North West;
(2) how many patients in North West attended drug dependency
rehabilitation in state-sponsored institutions in (a) 2010, (b) 2011,
and (c) 2012
(3) what amounts were (a) budgeted and (b) spent on drug rehabilitation
in North West in the (i) 2009-10, (ii) 2010-11 and (iii) 2011-12
financial years;
(4) what are the names and locations of state-sponsored rehabilitation
centres in North West?
NW1390E
Reply:
1) The current status report on the implementation of the National Drug
Master Plan in the North West province is as follows:
As per the provisions of the Section 57 and 58 of the Prevention of
and Treatment for Substance Abuse Act, (Act No.70 of 2008), the
Department of Social Development is the lead department in the
implementation of the National Drug Master Plan 2013 2017.It is
implemented in the 19 service points.
⢠The implementation of the National Drug Master Plan is facilitated by
coordinating structures as outlined in the plan. In the North West
Province, the coordinating structures are at three levels namely
province, districts and local municipalities. Currently, there is a
Provincial Substance Abuse Forum, 4 Districts Substance Abuse Forums
and 19 Local Drug Action Committees in the province.
⢠The Provincial Substance Abuse Forum has representatives from 8
departments, 4 Non-Profit Organisations and 4 districts. The
provincial forum reports to the Central Drug Authority (CDA) which is
a national statutory body established in terms of the Section 53 of
the Prevention of and Treatment for Substance Abuse Act, (Act No 70 of
2008).
⢠The provincial Substance Abuse Forum meets quarterly and Local Drug
Action Committees meet monthly to monitor progress in the
implementation of action plans. Furthermore, role-players provide
feedback and performance reports on implementation during the
Provincial Substance Abuse Forum quarterly meetings.
⢠All these coordinating structures implement the focus areas of the
National Drug Master Plan.
⢠Currently, the Department of Social Development performs the
secretariat function for all coordinating structures.
⢠The Provincial Forum is currently reviewing the anti-Substance Abuse
Action Plan/ Provincial Drug Master Plan in line with the National
Drug Master Plan and the 2nd Biennial Anti Substance Abuse Summit
Resolutions.
⢠In 2012-2013 financial year 1 770 915 people were reached through the
implementation of demand, supply and harm reduction strategies.
2) The number of patients in North West who attended drug dependency
rehabilitation in state-sponsored institutions in (a) 2010, (b) 2011
and (c) 2012 are as follows:
|Name of the |Number of service users per financial year |
|facility | |
| |2010-2011 |2011-2012 |2012-2013 |
|Sanpark Drug and|240 including |295 including |127 service |
|Alcohol Centre |significant |significant |users only |
| |others |others | |
|Witrand Drug |336 including |403 service |114 service |
|Addiction Unit |significant |users only |users only |
| |others | | |
3) The amounts (a) budgeted and (b) spent on drug rehabilitation in North
West in the (i) 2009-10, (ii) 2010-2011, (iii) 2011-12 financial years
were as follows:
|Name of |Item |Budget per financial year |
|facility | | |
| | |((i) |(ii) |(iii) |
| | |2009-2010 |2010-2011 |2011-2012 |
|Sanpark Drug|Amount budgeted|R1 134 685 |R1 559 415 |R1 704 400 |
|and Alcohol | | | | |
|Centre | | | | |
| |Amount spent |R1 134 685 |R1 559 415 |R1 704 400 |
|Witrand Drug|Amount budgeted|R1 405 036 |R4 559 774 |R6 000 000 |
|Addiction | | | | |
|Unit | | | | |
| |Amount spent |R1 405 036 |R4 559 774 |R818 339 |
4) The names and locations of state-sponsored rehabilitation centres in
North West are the following:
|District |Service |Organisation |Address |Comments |
| |point | | | |
|Dr Kenneth |Matlosana |Sanpark Drug |Corner Arch |It is an NGO |
|Kaunda | |and Alcohol |Bishop |run facility.|
| | |Centre |Desmond Tutu | |
| | | |and President|Annually the |
| | | |Kruger |department |
| | | |Klerksdorp |sign a |
| | | |2570 |Service level|
| | | | |Agreement |
| | | | |with the |
| | | | |organization |
| | | | |and fund it |
| | | | |for the |
| | | | |provision of |
| | | | |rehabilitatio|
| | | | |n and |
| | | | |treatment |
| | | | |services to |
| | | | |service users|
| | | | |who cannot |
| | | | |afford to pay|
| | | | |for |
| | | | |themselves |
| |Tlokwe |Witrand Drug |Witrand |It is a state|
| | |Addiction |Hospital |run facility.|
| | |Unit |Private Bag |The unit |
| | | |X253 |reopened on |
| | | |Potchefstroom|01 June 2013.|
| | | |2520 |The |
| | | | |Department of|
| | | | |Social |
| | | | |Development |
| | | | |fund the |
| | | | |provision of |
| | | | |single |
| | | | |diagnosis |
| | | | |services |