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Department of Health on its 2013/14 Annual Report; Audit Outcomes: AGSA briefing
15 Oct 2014
The Committee was briefed by the Auditor-General South Africa on their findings on the National Department of Health (NDOH), the Medical Research Council (MRC), the National Health Laboratory Services (NHLS) and the Council for Medical Schemes (CMS). The presentation spoke of poor financial management, poor performance reporting and weak areas, ...
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Medical Innovation Bill: briefing by Mr N Singh MP; Department of Health 1st Quarter Performance
17 Sep 2014
Mr Narend Singh, M.P., made a presentation to the Committee on the Medical Innovation Bill. He said that cancer was a growing concern in the world and was predicted to affect one in three people in the near future. He expressed concern over how billions of dollars were being spent ...
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Medical Bureau for Occupational Diseases and Compensation Commissioner for Occupational Diseases on their 2014 Strategic Plans
27 Aug 2014
The Miner’s Phthisis Act was the origin of the establishment of the MBOD and CCOD. It was set up to manage the claims of workers and ex-workers on the mines. There were a number of challenges it was faced with. The entity had undergone a change of management in 2012 ...
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Medical Research Council & Council for Medical Schemes on their 2014 Strategic Plans
30 Jul 2014
The Medical Research Council (MRC) presented its 2014 Strategic and Annual Performance Plans. It was tasked with administering South African health research effectively and efficiently, leading the generation of new knowledge for policy and practice, innovation and technology development, which covered new diagnostics, drugs, devices and vaccines, and capacity building ...
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Department of Health on its 2014 Annual Performance Plan
3 Jul 2014
The Portfolio Committee on Health was briefed by the Department of Health on its Annual Performance Plan for the period from 2014/15 to 2016/17. The presentation explained the purpose, strategic objectives of the Department’s six programmes, and the total budget allocated to each programme for 2014/15 financial year.
During discussion, ...
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Department and Minister of Health briefing: Strategic Plan 2018 & Annual Performance Plan 2014
2 Jul 2014
The Minister and Department of Health presented the Strategic Plan 2018/19 and Annual Performance Plan 2014/15 to 2016/17. Alignment between the National Development Plan (NDP) to 2030, the Medium Term Strategic Framework (MTSF) and the National Department of Health (DOH) Strategic Plan 2014 – 2019, was clarified, and various aims ...
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Budget vote process, health sector overview and policy priorities: briefing by Committee staff
2 Jul 2014
The Secretariat made a presentation to the Committee on the processing of the budget vote, an overview of the health sector, and policy priorities. Members’ questions included the budget allocation to primary health care (PHC), the National Health Insurance (NHI) pilot sites, the co-infection rate of HIV/AIDS and TB, and ...
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Election of Chairperson
25 Jun 2014
Ms M Dunjwa (ANC) was elected unopposed as the chairperson of the Committee. The Committee Secretary informed Members about the duties of Chairpersons, as detailed in National Assembly Rule 129. After the introduction of the Members and a few words by the Chairperson the meeting was adjourned.