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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 ...
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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
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. ...
Health
National Health Insurance (NHI) Bill: public hearings day 15
21 Jul 2021
Video: Portfolio Committee on Health, 21 July 2021
NHI: Tracking the bill through Parliament
In this virtual meeting, the Committee continued its public hearings on the NHI Bill. Two organisations presented oral submissions. Both entities welcomed initiatives to improve access to quality health care services for all South Africans, and ...
Health
National Health Insurance (NHI) Bill: public hearings day 12
13 Jul 2021
Video: Portfolio Committee on Health, 13 July 2021
NHI: Tracking the bill through Parliament
In this virtual meeting, the Committee heard oral submissions on the National Health Insurance Bill from three organisations who all welcomed initiatives to improve access to quality healthcare services to all South Africans and proposed a ...
Health
National Health Insurance (NHI) Bill: public hearings day 11
30 Jun 2021
Video: Portfolio Committee on Health, 30 June 2021
NHI: Tracking the bill through Parliament
In this virtual meeting, the Committee continued with its public hearings on the National Health Insurance (NHI)Bill, and received oral submissions from the South African Bone Marrow Registry, RH Bophelo Limited and the Health Products Association ...
Health
National Health Insurance (NHI) Bill: public hearings day 10
29 Jun 2021
Video: Portfolio Committee on Health, 29 June 2021
NHI: Tracking the bill through Parliament
In this virtual meeting, the Committee held public hearings on the National Health Insurance Bill. Six organisations presented oral submissions.
All the entities welcomed initiatives to improve access to quality health care services to all South ...
Health
National Health Insurance (NHI) Bill: public hearings day 9
23 Jun 2021
Video: Portfolio Committee on Health, 23 June 2021
NHI: Tracking the bill through Parliament
In th virtual morning session, all three organisations welcomed initiatives to improve access to quality health care services to all South Africans and proposed a number of amendments to the Bill.
The Psychology Society of South ...