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Department of Health 2016 plans and budget: Financial & Fiscal Commission analysis; Medical Research Council on 2016 Annual Performance Plan and budget
6 Apr 2016
The Financial and Fiscal Commission (FFC) provided an analysis of the budget and strategic plan of the Department of Health and its entities, providing some statistics on the spending and grants. It was noted that South Africa spent 8% of its Gross Domestic Product on health, on par with spending ...
National Youth Development Agency appointments
Short-listing of candidates for interviews
23 Mar 2016
The Ad Hoc Joint Committee on Appointment of Board Members to the National Youth Development Agency short-listed 13 candidates who would be interviewed on 29 and 30 March 2016.
Health
Information sharing on health with New Zealand delegation
16 Mar 2016
The Committee welcomed an information sharing with a delegation of Members of Parliament from New Zealand on their way to a conference in Zambia. The Chairperson explained the structure of South Africa's government briefly and expressed the importance of the Portfolio Committee on Health in their role of ensuring the ...
Health
Public Health Facilities audit results: Office of Health Standards Compliance (OHSC) briefing
16 Mar 2016
The Office of Health Standards Compliance (OHSC) presented its 2014/15 findings on health facilities in South Africa. Approximately 10% of all healthcare facilities in the country were inspected, although the OHSC’s aim is to inspect 25% of the facilities. The report focused on the Primary Healthcare Clinics (PHCs) and hospitals ...
Mineral Resources and Energy
Limpopo oversight report
9 Mar 2016
Documents handed out:
Draft minutes of the Portfolio Committee on Mineral Resources dated 02 March 2016.
Draft oversight visit report to Limpopo of the Portfolio Committees on Women in presidency, Land Reform and Rural Development and Mineral Resources dated 14th-18th September 2015.
[All Committee Reports available under Tabled Committee Reports ...
Health
Department of Health on Ideal Clinic initiative progress report
2 Mar 2016
The Department of Health (DoH) briefed the Committee on the concept, background and implementation of the Ideal Clinic initiative. IN 2009 an assessment had first been done of the facilities at clinics and hospitals around the country. South Africa had wanted to move quickly towards implementing the National Health Insurance ...
Public Works and Infrastructure
Oceans Economy programme & Green Building framework of Department of Public Works
1 Mar 2016
The Department of Public Works together with its Property Management Trading Entity (PMTE) briefed the Committee on the Oceans Economy programme and the Green Building framework. In 2010, the ocean contributed approximately R54 billion to South Africa’s GDP and accounted for approximately 316 000 jobs. The ocean has the potential ...
Health
Department of Health on its 2nd and 3rd Quarter 2015/6 performance
17 Feb 2016
The Director General reported on the performance of the Department’s six programmes: Administration; Health Planning and Systems Enablement; HIV/AIDS and TB / Maternal, Child and Women's Health; Primary Health Care (PHC) Services; Hospitals, Tertiary Services and Workforce Development; and Health Regulation and Compliance Management. The overall expenditure for all provinces ...
Public Works and Infrastructure
Independent Development Trust on its 2014/15 Annual Report, with Deputy Minister present
16 Feb 2016
The Independent Development Trust (IDT) received a disclaimer audit opinion in 2014/15 financial year and this was after 11 consecutive unqualified opinions, spanning from 2002/03 to 2012/13. The basis of the disclaimer audit opinion for 2014/15 had to do with a number of factors and these included: Lack of sufficient ...
Mineral Resources and Energy
Committee 1st term programme; Mpumalanga oversight report, minutes adoption
3 Feb 2016
Documents handed out
Draft first term committee programme
Draft Minutes of the Portfolio Committee on Mineral Resources 04 November 2015
The Committee started with a short discussion on some long-standing apologies from certain Committee Members and the Chairperson clarified that the reasons for the apologies needed to be given ...