Health
Council for Medical Schemes & National Health Laboratory Services on their 2016 Strategic & Annual Performance plan
20 Apr 2016
The alignment of the goals of the Council for Medical Scheme (CMS) with those of the Department of Health and the National Development Plan (NDP) was outlined. This included the CMS initiating a process to revise the prescribed minimum benefits (PMB) package to include more primary health benefits and the ...
Health
Information sharing on health with New Zealand delegation
16 Mar 2016
The Committee welcomed an information sharing with a delegation of Members of Parliament from New Zealand on their way to a conference in Zambia. The Chairperson explained the structure of South Africa's government briefly and expressed the importance of the Portfolio Committee on Health in their role of ensuring the ...
Health
Public Health Facilities audit results: Office of Health Standards Compliance (OHSC) briefing
16 Mar 2016
The Office of Health Standards Compliance (OHSC) presented its 2014/15 findings on health facilities in South Africa. Approximately 10% of all healthcare facilities in the country were inspected, although the OHSC’s aim is to inspect 25% of the facilities. The report focused on the Primary Healthcare Clinics (PHCs) and hospitals ...
Health
Minister of Health on Zika Virus & Typhoid Fever preparedness and response
9 Mar 2016
The Minister of Health briefed the Committee on the Zika virus in South Africa. It was transmitted to humans through a mosquito vector, Aedes. There was no evidence of human to human transmission. Over 34 countries had been affected mostly in South America and of key concern was the risk ...
Health
Department of Health on Ideal Clinic initiative progress report
2 Mar 2016
The Department of Health (DoH) briefed the Committee on the concept, background and implementation of the Ideal Clinic initiative. IN 2009 an assessment had first been done of the facilities at clinics and hospitals around the country. South Africa had wanted to move quickly towards implementing the National Health Insurance ...
Health
Committee Programme; Oversight Reports
24 Feb 2016
The Committee met to complete the adoption of four of its oversight visit reports to Mpumalanga, Limpopo, Eastern Cape and Free State. Members made both minor and substantive corrections to the reports. On the agenda was also the adoption of minutes from November 2015 and from their most recent meeting ...
Health
Department of Health on its 2nd and 3rd Quarter 2015/6 performance
17 Feb 2016
The Director General reported on the performance of the Department’s six programmes: Administration; Health Planning and Systems Enablement; HIV/AIDS and TB / Maternal, Child and Women's Health; Primary Health Care (PHC) Services; Hospitals, Tertiary Services and Workforce Development; and Health Regulation and Compliance Management. The overall expenditure for all provinces ...
Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development
Food Security and Food Safety joint workshop Day 2
3 Feb 2016
The Portfolio Committee on Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries hosted a two-day joint workshop on Food Security and Safety with the Portfolio Committees of Health and Social Development and the Select Committee on Land and Mineral Resources. The second day of the workshop focussed on food safety. It began with an ...
Health
Medicines and Related Substances Amendment Bill [B6-2014]: adoption of NCOP amendments
4 Nov 2015
The Department of Health said the Medicines and Related Substances Amendment Bill [B6-2014] amended the Medicines and Related Substances Control Act 101 of 1965. The Bill had been published on 20 February 2014 to establish a new South African Health Products Regulatory Authority (SAHPRA). The amendment of the Bill looked ...
Health
Health Budget Review and Recommendations Report
27 Oct 2015
BRRR 2015-2010: Budgetary Review & Recommendations Reports
The Budgetary Review and Recommendations Report of the Portfolio Committee on Health provided an assessment of the performance of the Department of Health (DoH) on its budget allocation and service delivery performance for the 2014/15 financial year.
The Auditor General (AG) expressed opinion ...