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NHLS Amendment Bill & National Public Health Institute of SA Bill: Department response to submissions
22 Aug 2017
The Portfolio Committee on Health was briefed by the Department of Health (DoH) on issues that had been raised by stakeholders during the public hearings on the National Health Laboratory Service (NHLS) Amendment Bill [B15-2017] and National Public Health Institute of South Africa (NAPHISA) Bill [B16-2017].
The DoH said the ...
Health
National Public Health Institutes of South Africa (NAPHISA) Bill: public hearings day 2
17 Aug 2017
The Public Service Accountability Monitor (PSAM) and the Health Promotion and Development Foundation Network (HPDNet) presented its comments and recommendations on the National Public Health Institute of South Africa (NAPHISA) Bill to the Portfolio Committee on Health.
PSAM was established in 1999 as a project for Rhodes University with the ...
Health
National Public Health Institutes of South Africa (NAPHISA) Bill: public hearings day 1
16 Aug 2017
The Committee met to hear public input on the National Public Health Institute of South African (NAPHISA) Bill. The South African Medical Research Council (SAMRC) expressed support for the Bill but stressed the need for better coordination of different organisations’ efforts to improve healthcare. It saw the opportunity for cooperation ...
Health
National Health Laboratory Service Amendment Bill [B15-2017]: public hearings
15 Aug 2017
NEHAWU submission to be resubmitted
As a National Health Laboratory Service (NHLS) stakeholder, the National Education Health and Allied Workers Union (NEHAWU) made a submission on the NHLS Amendment Bill [B15-2017] as a part of the public hearings on the Bill. NEHAWU appreciated the sensitivity of the Department of Health ...
Economic Development
Pharmaceutical Industry: Department of Health & DTI briefing
28 Jun 2017
The Department of Trade and Industry (dti) combined with the National Department of Health (DoH) to present an overview of the pharmaceutical industry, with a focus on the procurement of anti-retrovirals (ARVs).
The Dti provided a broad profile of the industry and indicated that the pharmaceutical market in South Africa ...
Health
National Public Health Institute of South Africa: Department of Health briefing
21 Jun 2017
The Department of Health (DoH) appeared before the Committee to present a proposal for a Bill which will empower the creation of a National Public Health Institute of South Africa (NAPHISA). The Bill was proposed for the Institute to coordinate, conduct disease and injury surveillance, provide specialised public health services, ...
Health
National Health Laboratory Service (NHLS) Amendment Bill: Department of Health briefing
20 Jun 2017
The meeting was held to enable the Department of Health (DoH) to brief the Committee on the amendments to the National Health Laboratory Service (NHLS) Amendment Bill, but the Committee took advantage of the opportunity ask the Department to provide feedback on the forensic pathology officers issue, and the investigation ...
Health
Committee Report on Health Sector meetings held from 22 to 24 March 2017
20 Jun 2017
The Standing Committee on Appropriations and Portfolio Committee on Health met to consider its Draft Report on Health Sector meetings held from 22 – 24 March 2017. During the meetings, both Committees interacted with the National Department of Health on the need for improved coordination and alignment between the national ...
Health
Minister of Health on Woman who gave Birth at Park Station; Mentally Ill Patients care services; KZN Department of Health
14 Jun 2017
The Minister of Health, Mr Aaron Motsoaledi, briefed the Committee on the woman who gave birth at Park Station, Johannesburg; and the Department of Health KwaZulu-Natal presented on care for mentally ill patients in KwaZulu-Natal.
The Minister reiterated the story that was published in the newspaper about the woman in ...
Health
Health Care Services for Mentally Ill: Mpumalanga & Northern Cape Departments of Health
7 Jun 2017
The Mpumalanga and Northern Cape Provincial Departments of Health briefed the Portfolio Committee on Health on the state of health care services for mentally ill patients in their provinces.
State of mental health: Mpumalanga
According to the Mpumalanga Department of Health (DOH) mental health was an integral part of health ...