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National Health Insurance (NHI) Bill: public hearings day 27, with Deputy Minister
15 Feb 2022
NHI: Tracking the bill through Parliament
In this virtual meeting, the Committee received oral submissions on the National Health Insurance (NHI) Bill from three organisations: AfriForum, Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU) and the South African Communist Party (SACP)
AfriForum emphasised that it did not support the Bill ...
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National Health Insurance (NHI) Bill: Public Hearings Day 26; with Deputy Minister
9 Feb 2022
NHI: Tracking the bill through Parliament
The Committee met virtually to hear submissions on the National Health Insurance (NHI) Bill. The Committee heard from the Government Employees Medical Scheme (GEMS); South African Medical Research Council (SAMRC), the Alcohol, Tobacco, and Other Drug Research Unit (ATODRU); the National Planning Commission ...
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National Health Insurance (NHI) Bill: public hearings day 25, with Deputy Minister
8 Feb 2022
NHI: Tracking the bill through Parliament
In this virtual meeting, the Committee held public hearings on the National Health Insurance Bill. Six organisations all made oral submissions. They supported the move toward universal health coverage but had concerns about provisions in the Bill and proposed a number of improvements. ...
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National Health Insurance (NHI) Bill: public hearings day 24
28 Jan 2022
NHI: Tracking the bill through Parliament
The Portfolio Committee convened in a virtual meeting to engage with the Competition Commission, Commission for Gender Equality (CGE) and Solidarity on their National Health Insurance (NHI) Bill submissions.
The Competition Commission disagreed with the proposed exemption from the Competition Act as stipulated ...
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National Health Insurance (NHI) Bill: public hearings day 23; with Deputy Minister
26 Jan 2022
NHI: Tracking the bill through Parliament
In this virtual meeting, attended by the Deputy Minister, the Committee continued its public hearings on the National Health Insurance (NHI) Bill. It heard oral submissions from Mediclinic Southern Africa, the Hospital Association of South Africa (HASA), the provincial Department of Health of ...
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National Health Insurance (NHI) Bill: public hearings day 22; with Deputy Minister
25 Jan 2022
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Video (Part 2)
NHI: Tracking the bill through Parliament
The Portfolio Committee on Health convened virtually to hear four submissions as part of the public hearing process on the National Health Insurance Bill (NHI Bill). Those four presenters were Bonitas, Discovery Health, Polmed and MedScheme. All presenters ...
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National Health Insurance (NHI) Bill: public hearings day 21
8 Dec 2021
NHI: Tracking the bill through Parliament
In this virtual meeting, the Committee held public hearings on the National Health Insurance Bill. Three organisations made oral submissions: the Public Service Accountability Monitor (PSAM), South African Disability Alliance (SADA) and South African Federation for Mental Health (SAFMH). All three organisations supported ...
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Update on Omicron Variant & state of preparedness for fourth wave; with Deputy Minister
1 Dec 2021
In this virtual meeting, the Committee was briefed by scientists at the KwaZulu-Natal Research and Innovation Sequencing Platform (KRISP) and the National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD) on the new COVID-19 variant, known as Omicron or B.1.1.529, whose detection in South Africa had been announced earlier that week. The ...
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National Health Insurance (NHI) Bill: public hearings day 20
1 Dec 2021
NHI: Tracking the bill through Parliament
In this virtual meeting, the Committee held public hearings on the National Health Insurance Bill. Three organisations presented oral submissions. All the organisations welcomed initiatives to improve access to quality healthcare services to all South Africans and proposed a number of amendments to ...
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Health BRRR
24 Nov 2021
2021 Budget Review & Recommendations Reports – BRRR
The Committee convened on a virtual platform to adopt its 2020/21Budgetary Review and Recommendations Report (BRRR) for the 2020/21 annual performance of the heath portfolio. The report was adopted with amendments.
The Committee discussed a range of matters related to the performance ...