Health
Information sharing meeting with the German Delegation
24 Feb 2017
The Committee met with the delegates from the Budget Committee on Health from Germany. The delegates declared that their intention for coming to South Africa was to learn more about the South African health system and to explore opportunities for co-operation, with a focus on the issues of HIV/AIDS. The ...
Water and Sanitation
Water Board 2015/16 Annual Reports: Rand Water, Amatola Water plus interventions of Amatola in local municipalities
22 Feb 2017
The Rand Water Board and Amatola Water Boards briefed the committee on their 2015/16 Annual Reports. The Amatola Water board also briefed the Committee on its interventions into the Makana and Ndambe Local Municipalities .
The Rand Water Board highlighted that operationally, financially and from a performance ...
Water and Sanitation
Blue Drop Green Drop Report: Department of Water and Sanitation briefing
25 Jan 2017
The Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) briefed the Committee on the Blue Drop Green Drop progress Report.
The first Blue Drop Report in 2009 indicated that the national microbiological compliance for South African tap water was measured at 93.3% against the National Standard (SANS 241). There has been a ...
Water and Sanitation
Water & Sanitation: Statistics SA analysis; Water & Sanitation Infrastructure: Auditor-General performance audit
24 Jan 2017
Auditor-General Report: Performance Audit on Water Infrastructure
The Auditor-General briefed the Committee on the performance audit report on water infrastructure which evaluated fifteen projects. The report highlights the issues which the Committee should oversee on an ongoing basis. The following key recommendations were made to the Department of Water and ...
Health
Medical Innovation Bill: Department of Health input
23 Nov 2016
The Portfolio Committee was briefed by the Department of Health on the Medical Innovation Bill of 2014. This Bill, which originated from the private Member's Bill by the late Dr Oriano-Ambrosini, provides for innovation in medical treatment, legalising the use of cannabinoids for medical purposes and legalising commercial and industrial ...
Health
Public health facilities inspections: Public Service Commission briefing
9 Nov 2016
The Public Service Commission (PSC) briefed the Committee on the outcome of its inspection to selected health facilities. The aim of the PSC inspection is to assess the quality of services to the public, the state of facilities and the conditions at service sites. The main objective of the inspection ...
Health
Health Budgetary Review and Recommendations Report
25 Oct 2016
2016 Budget Review & Recommendations Reports – BRRR
The Portfolio Committee on Health met to discuss the draft Budgetary Review and Recommendations Report that had been drafted for the Department of Health. The bulk of the meeting was mostly correcting grammatical errors which were made on the draft report. Members ...
Health
Department of Health & Office of Health Standards Compliance on their 2015/16 Annual Report, with Minister present
13 Oct 2016
The Office Health Standards Compliance (OHSC) and the Department of Health presented their Annual Reports. Some of the points discussed are as follows:
The OHSC was congratulated for receiving an unqualified audit opinion and Members were proud of the Office and its performance, given that it is new. Committee members ...
Health
National Health Laboratory Services & Council for Medical Schemes on their 2015/16 Annual Reports
12 Oct 2016
The National Health Laboratory Service (NHLS) and the Council for Medical Schemes (CMS) presented their annual reports to the Portfolio Committee on Health.
The NHLS announced the appointment of a permanent CEO, and said new board had been appointed during the 2015/16 financial year by the Minister. ...
Health
National / Provincial Health Departments audits: Auditor General & FFC input; Medical Research Council on its 2015/16 Annual Report
11 Oct 2016
The Auditor General of South Africa (AGSA) presented on the audit outcomes of the health sector for the 2015/16 financial year. There had been a slight improvement in the audit findings for the provincial health departments, but the Limpopo and North West provinces had regressed in their performance. The major ...