Dr Kenneth Leonard Jacobs

National Assembly

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About Kenneth Leonard Jacobs

2020 committee attendance as mp

85% attendance rate

Attended 11 meetings out of 13

2019 committee attendance as mp

100% attendance rate

Attended 13 meetings out of 13

Attendance records reflect Committee not Plenary Attendance
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Plenary Attendance is not made public by Parliament although it has been requested.

Recent meetings attended

Health — NHI public hearings: planning session — 2 Sep 2020
Health — Eastern Cape COVID-19 Interventions; Alcohol Impact on Health Services; with Ministry — 22 Jul 2020
Health — Health Budget: Committee Report; Medical Research Council on impact of alcohol on Health Services — 15 Jul 2020
Health — Department of Health COVID-19 Special Adjustments Budget; with Deputy Minister — 8 Jul 2020
Health — NHLS COVID-19 test backlogs; Life Healthcare & Netcare COVID-19 state of readiness — 10 Jun 2020

All meetings attended

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Currently

Member at Joint Committee on South African chapter of Global TC Caucus (Joint Committees) since 17th March 2020
Member at Portfolio Committee on Health (National Assembly Committees) since 27th June 2019
Member at National Assembly (Parliament) since 22nd May 2019
Member at African National Congress (ANC) (Party)

Formerly

5th Candidate at African National Congress Regional Western Cape Election List 2019 (Election List) from 23rd April 2019 until 8th May 2019

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Committee appearances

NHI public hearings: planning session 2 Sep 2020

Dr K Jacobs (ANC) noted that it could be seen that there were a couple of different views and also views which were agreed upon by Members. He thus wanted to raise his views in terms of those points. There was an agreement that the Committee should look at the ...
Eastern Cape COVID-19 Challenges & Interventions; Impact of alcohol on Health Services 22 Jul 2020

Dr K Jacobs (ANC) said it was clear there were challenges in the Eastern Cape. He appreciated that there had been intervention from the Ministry and the Department of Health. It was clear that it was at a late stage to try and save lives in the Eastern Cape.
Health Budget: Committee Report; Medical Research Council on impact of alcohol on Health Services 15 Jul 2020

Dr K Jacobs (ANC) concurred with Members’ endorsements of the Report, stating that it addressed the challenges the health sector was facing. However, he agreed that the three month time frame should be shortened to ensure better oversight during the pandemic.
NHLS strategy to deal with Covid-19 test results and backlogs; Life Healthcare Group & Netcare on state of readiness for Covid-19 10 Jun 2020

Dr K Jacobs (ANC) stated that 114 381 tests were done in the Western Cape, whereas 150 954 tests were done in Gauteng. The positivity rates between the provinces are quite dissimilar. How will the NHLS correct this type of testing considering that there are not enough test reagents and ...
Health Budget: Committee Report; Ministry/Department of Health on Covid-19 update 28 May 2020

Dr K Jacobs (ANC) provided feedback on the Western Cape oversight site visit. The delegation of Members who attended had the opportunity to engage with the management of the CTICC and Tygerberg Hospital which has been turned into an emergency hospital. The management was particularly open about the challenges they ...

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Plenary appearances

GOVERNANCE - CLUSTER 3 27 May 2020

Thank you, Madam Speaker. Thank you, Minister. There are many institutions which develop models about epidemics in South Africa. South Africans can get a better understanding of the epidemic's trajectory through those models. The models also assist government to be able to prepare interventions to reduce the number of ...
DEBATE ON TUBERCULOSIS (TB): UNITED IN THE FIGHT TO END TB - A CHALLENGE TO ALL SOUTH AFRICANS 13 Mar 2020

Hon Chairperson, we have heard here today that Tuberculosis, TB, is a leading reported cause of death which is 88.4% of all deaths in South Africa and the leading cause of death by a single infectious agent globally.
The ANC led government has been at the forefront of working ...

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