Naledi Nokukhanya Chirwa

National Assembly

nchirwa@parliament.gov.za naledichirwa1@gmail.com

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Committee appearances

NHLS strategy to deal with Covid-19 test results and backlogs; Life Healthcare Group & Netcare on state of readiness for Covid-19 10 Jun 2020

Ms N Chirwa (EFF) requested clarity on the rationale behind procuring laboratory materials from Western countries and not procuring them locally? What is the ratio of materials used from our domestic engineers compared to international suppliers? What is the current capacity of the NHLS to conduct tests daily and are ...
Health Budget: Committee Report; Ministry/Department of Health on Covid-19 update 28 May 2020

Ms N Chirwa (EFF) stated the need to include demographic information (including race) in the COVID-19 reporting, as it is not currently provided to the Committees. DoH needs to explore the option of responding to and combating COVID-19 through a region-based approach, because the national ‘one size fits all’ approach ...
Department of Health 2020/21 Annual Performance Plan 20 May 2020

Ms N Chirwa (EFF) said that she is very underwhelmed by the DoH Strategic Plan and APP presentation as it seems to gloss over the systemic challenges and how it intends to address them. For instance, although the country is entering into flu season in the middle of the COVID-19 ...
Department of Health Strategic Plan, Annual Performance Plan and Budget: AGSA analysis and assessment 13 May 2020

Ms N Chirwa (EFF) wanted to follow up on the “procurement and maintenance plan” cited, according to her, in the “report in 2017, on medical equipment in particular in clinics and hospitals.” She wanted to know how far along this was, and how effective and efficient it was.
COVID-19 Update: Minister of Health briefing 10 Apr 2020

Ms N Chirwa (EFF) echoed thanks to the Minister. She sought clarity on information and communication systems. She said she feels like we have a huge backlog in this respect which is affecting reporting. She asked what the Department strategy was in strengthening the system during the lockdown. She also ...

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Questions asked to the Minister of Health 19 Jun 2020

By what date is it envisaged that his department will fill the 13% vacancy rate at Chris Hani Baragwanath Hospital (details furnished)?
Questions asked to the Minister of Health 18 Jun 2020

(1)With reference to the recent oversight visit to the Chris Hani Baragwanath Hospital, where it was brought to our attention that there is a challenge with managing personal protective equipment (PPE) stock for workers, which is a challenge in many other hospitals, what has the department done to standardise ...
Questions asked to the Minister of Health 18 Jun 2020

With reference to his department’s submission to the Portfolio Committee on Health that the current supply of personal protective equipment (PPE) sits at 10% local and export from other countries at 90%, what steps has his department taken to ensure that local suppliers of PPE are included, especially rural ...

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Plenary appearances

STATE OF HOSPITAL IN FREE STATE (Member's Statement) 10 Sep 2019

The state of the national hospital in Bloemfontein is shocking and embarrassing. The Minister of Health, member of the executive council, MEC, and the officials in the department must just bury their heads in shame, because the patients in these hospitals are drinking contaminated water. They are bathing in cold ...

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