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Health
National Health Laboratory Service Amendment Bill: deliberations
7 Mar 2018
The Committee deliberated on the National Health Laboratory Services (NHLS) Amendment Bill. The national Department of Health (DOH), along with Parliamentary Legal Services, was present to answer questions on proposed amendments.
The Committee debated the removal of section 7(d) under Substitution of section 7 of Act 37 of 2000 – ...
Health
Listeriosis outbreak: Minister of Health briefing; Day Zero readiness: Western Cape Department of Health
21 Feb 2018
The Committee was briefed by the Minister of Health on the Department of Health’s strategies in addressing the listeriosis outbreak, whilst the Western Cape Provincial Department of Health briefed the Committee on its readiness for Day Zero.
The Minister said South Africa has been dealing with listeriosis for the past ...
Water and Sanitation
Western and Eastern Cape drought crisis
7 Feb 2018
The Portfolio Committee on Water and Sanitation held a lively meeting on the current drought in the country to discuss the current status and challenges. The Committee was joined by Members from several Portfolio Committees who had been invited to attend the presentations.
The intention of the meeting was for ...
Health
Northern Cape Psychiatric Hospital: progress report; National Public Health Institute of SA Bill: response to submissions
6 Feb 2018
The Northern Cape Departments of Health and Public Works presented a progress report to the Portfolio Committee on Health on the Northern Cape Psychiatric Hospital. The briefing was in response to a call from the Committee to explain the prolonged and delayed project. In addition, the Committee also received a ...
Health
Violence, peace, injury and HIV prevention: research by SA Medical Research Council
8 Nov 2017
The Portfolio Committee on Health hosted delegates of the South African Medical Research Council (MRC) for a briefing on violence, peace, injury and effort made on combating the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) epidemic.
The MRC explained that HIV remained the highest cause of death in South Africa but there was ...
Health
Committee Reports on SAHRC Report + State of Health Care services in country
1 Nov 2017
Documents handed: Report of the Portfolio Committee on Health on the state of health care services in South Africa. [The Committee Reports available under Tabled Committee Reports once published]
The Members of the Portfolio Committee on Health met to adopt its report on the state of health care services in South ...
Basic Education
Early Childhood Development implementation: Basic Education, Social Development, Health Departments inputs
31 Oct 2017
The Portfolio Committees of three departments -- Basic Education, Social Development and Health --came together in a joint meeting coordinated by the Portfolio Committee for Basic Education to discuss the implementation of Early Childhood Development (ECD) programmes. A joint presentation was made which reflected situational analysis of Early Childhood Development ...
Health
Committee Reports on Mental Health & National Health Laboratory Services oversight
25 Oct 2017
The Portfolio Committee on Health met to adopt its report the Committee’s report on the presentations made to it by seven Provincial Departments of Health: Eastern Cape, Western Cape, Free State, Limpopo, North West, Mpumalanga, Northern Cape and KwaZulu-Natal. It also adopted its report on the oversight visit made by ...
Health
Health Budgetary Review and Recommendations Report
18 Oct 2017
The Portfolio Committee on Health met to adopt its Draft Budgetary Review and Recommendations Report (BRRR) which covered the Department of Health and its entities. Members raised a number of grammatical amendments and changes to be effected to editing of the Report. There was discussion on sources of information in ...
Employment and Labour
Labour Laws Amendment Bill: proposed amendments; Labour Budget Review and Recommendations Report
11 Oct 2017
The Committee deliberated on the latest proposed amendments to the Labour Laws Amendment Bill. The first was the formula used for maternity benefits and the second related to beneficiaries.
The Parliamentary Legal Advisor explained that the Committee must have public participation with regards to the clause dealing with the extension ...