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Health
Committee DOH Budget Report
25 Apr 2018
Members of the Portfolio Committee on Health were concerned at the inconsistencies between the Committee’s Budget Report and the Department of Health’s (DOH’s) annual performance plan (APP) on the implementation and objectives of the National Health Insurance (NHI) scheme. They cautioned against changing the meaning of the DOH presentation and ...
Health
Compensation Commissioner for Occupational Diseases & Department of Health Annual Performance Plan
19 Apr 2018
The Compensation Commissioner for Occupational Diseases (CCOD) and the National Department of Health (NDOH) presented their annual performance plans, while the Professional Association of Clinical Associates of South Africa (PACASA) introduced the profession to the Committee.
The main highlights of the presentations related to possible legislation being passed to hold ...
Health
Medical Research Council, Office of Health Standards, Council for Medical Schemes & National Health Laboratory Services Annual Performance Plan
18 Apr 2018
The Portfolio Committee on Health met with the South African Medical Research Council (SAMRC),the Office of Health Standards Compliance (OHSC), the Council for Medical Schemes (CMS) and the National Health Laboratory Services (NHLS) for presentations of their annual performance plans (APPs) and budgets for the 2018/19 financial year.
The Medical ...
Health
SA Health Products Regulatory Authority (SAHPRA) Annual Performance Plan; Health Department APP: analysis
17 Apr 2018
The Auditor-General of South Africa (AGSA), the Financial Fiscal Commission (FFC) and the Department of Planning Monitoring and Evaluation (DPME) briefed the Committee on its analyses of the Annual Performance Plan (APP) and budget of the Department of Health; as well as its performance outcomes. In addition, the South African ...
Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development
Listeriosis outbreak and recall of certain products by retailers; with Ministers of Trade and Industry & Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries
28 Mar 2018
The Department of Trade and Industry informed the Committees that the Department was the custodian of the Consumer Protection Act, 2008. In November 2017 the Minister of Health had announced that South Africa was experiencing a Listeriosis outbreak caused by bacteria called Listeria monocytogenes. A multi-departmental Task Team was formed ...
Trade, Industry and Competition
Copyright Bill Subcommittee: regulation of Collecting Societies
28 Mar 2018
The Department of Trade and Industry (the dti) briefed the Sub-committee of Trade and Industry on matters of copyright in the regulation of collecting societies. The basis for the regulation of collecting societies was well established in the recommendations made in the Copyright Review Commission (CRC) report of 2011, which ...
Health
National Health Laboratory Service Amendment Bill: deliberations
20 Mar 2018
Members of the Portfolio Committee on Health met to receive the proposed amendments to the National Health Laboratory Service (NHLS) Amendment Bill. The proposed amendments redrafted specific clauses in the Bill in a way that would capture the submissions during previous deliberations.
On certain clauses the Department of Health and ...
Health
National Health Laboratory Service Amendment Bill: deliberations
7 Mar 2018
The Committee deliberated on the National Health Laboratory Services (NHLS) Amendment Bill. The national Department of Health (DOH), along with Parliamentary Legal Services, was present to answer questions on proposed amendments.
The Committee debated the removal of section 7(d) under Substitution of section 7 of Act 37 of 2000 – ...
Health
Compensation Commissioner for Occupational Diseases 2010/11 & 2011/12 Annual Report
28 Feb 2018
The Portfolio Committee on Health was presented with the 2010/11 and 2011/12 Annual Reports of the Compensation Commissioner for Occupational Disease. The Chairperson of the Committee informed Members that the Annual Reports were long overdue, and the Commission had long been promising that it was working on the reports. The ...
Social Development
Foster Care System: Progress Report by Department of Social Development, with Minister
22 Nov 2017
The Committee invited the Department of Social Development (DSD) and the South Africa Social Security Agency (SASSA) to give progress reports on the foster care system in South Africa. Highlights of the brief by the DSD included the total number of children receiving foster child care grants; the use of ...