Finance Standing Committee
Taxation of Sugar Sweetened Beverages: public hearings
14 Feb 2017
Healthy Living Alliance (HEALA) said that in Tembisa, a township in Johannesburg, it was easy to access sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs) where advertising for SSBs was at every corner. It could no longer be ignored what multinationals were doing. Almost all schools had their names written on Coca Cola SA billboards; ...
The National Department of Health presented to the Portfolio Committee. According to the Chairperson, the Health Ombudsman released a report related to the death of mentally-ill patients. The Chairperson said that the report was very disturbing. Last year 36 mentally-ill patients were reported to have died in various NGO facilities. ...
Finance Standing Committee
Taxation of Sugar Sweetened Beverages: public hearings
31 Jan 2017
The Department of Health told a joint meeting of the Portfolio Committee on Health and Standing Committee Finance that 38 million people die due to non-communicable diseases. 28 million deaths occur in low and middle income countries. 16 million people die before the age of 70. Cardiovascular diseases are the ...
Health
Nursing Strategy: Chief Nursing Officer progress report; Nigerian delegation meeting
30 Nov 2016
The first part of the meeting was an interaction between a delegation of the Nigerian Parliament led by Senator Olarenwaju Tejuosho, Chairman of the Nigerian Senate Committee on Health. It was explained that the Nigerian Assembly is divided into a Senate (the upper house) and House of Representatives, and the ...
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
Compensation Commissioner for Occupational Diseases challenges: Minister of Health and Commissioner's briefings
7 Sep 2016
The Minister of Health and the Compensation Commissioner for Occupational Diseases briefed the Committee on the background to and historic and current challenges with the CCOD. There were substantial legacy challenges from 1912 onwards, which arose partially from the discriminatory systems and legislation, but the Department of Health, which had ...
Health
Human resources & community health workers: Western Cape, KwaZulu Natal & Limpopo; Infrastructure projects; Financial management; Ideal Clinic Initiative
18 Aug 2016
The Provincial Departments of Health in Western Cape, KwaZulu Natal and Limpopo presented updates to the Committee, briefing Members on matters ranging from personnel issues, particularly the attempts to use Community Health workers, financial management, supply chain, the developments on audits, accommodation and the move towards the Ideal Clinic. Members' ...
Health
Human resources & community health workers: Eastern Cape, Free State; Northern Cape; Infrastructure projects; Financial management; Ideal Clinic Initiative - pm
17 Aug 2016
The Portfolio Committee met with three provincial health departments – from the Eastern Cape, Free State and Northern Cape – to be briefed on human resources, with an emphasis on community health workers; infrastructure projects; financial management, particularly on issues that had been raised by the Auditor General and their ...
Health
Human resources & community health workers: Gauteng, Mpumalanga, North West; Infrastructure projects; Financial management; Ideal Clinic Initiative
16 Aug 2016
Documents awaited: Gauteng Department of Health presentation
The Gauteng, Mpumalanga, and North West provincial Departments of Health presented on the respective audit findings and interventions, the ideal clinic initiative, and the community health workers’ human resources challenges within their provinces.
They outlined the steps which they had undertaken to address the ...