Dr Kenneth Leonard Jacobs

Committee appearances

• Minister on Johnson & Johnson clinical trials, vaccines procurement & progress roll-out programme 30 Mar 2021

  Dr K Jacobs (ANC) opened the meeting because the Chairperson was having connectivity problems.

• MRC on Johnson and Johnson Clinical Trials & 2019/20 Annual Report; South African TB Caucus Secretariat on activities to date 24 Mar 2021

  Dr K Jacobs (ANC) commended SAMRC on its clean audit. He noted that the SAMRC revenue was up by 3.7% for 2019/20. Its revenue primarily through its baseline income from the DoH will be decreased for 2020/21 and 2022/23. Unfortunately, it is also the time when South Africa has experienced ...

• National Health Laboratory Services 2019/20 Annual Report; National Health Amendment Bill: motion of desirability 10 Mar 2021

  Dr K Jacobs (ANC) enquired on the progress towards a vaccine for HIV/AIDS within South Africa and abroad. Had there been any progress and what were the timeframes in this regard?

• Minister of Health update on vaccine roll-out 5 Mar 2021

  Dr K Jacobs (ANC) raised a point of order. He was very concerned about the choice of words used by Ms Chirwa in calling the Minister, Deputy Minister and the Department liars. He was really concerned with what was being portrayed to the public. He could answer the points that ...

• Free State COVID-19 Update & Vaccine Plan 3 Mar 2021

  Dr K Jacobs (ANC) appreciated the preparedness of the Free State’s PDoH. What are the procurement processes that have been followed for the acquiring of the refrigerators for storing the vaccines? He expressed doubt whether the public health facilities in the Free State will be ready for the next wave ...

All Committee Appearances

Questions

No questions found

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 infections. ...

• 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 towards ...

All Plenary Appearances