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National Burden of Disease Study: SA Medical Research Council briefing
8 Mar 2017
The South African Medical Research Council's unit on National Burden of Disease (NBD) presented its report on the second National Burden of Disease Study and comparative risk assessment research. The Unit has a mandate to assess and monitor the country's health status and determinants of disease. It aims to improve ...
Health
Health Care Services for the Mentally Ill: Eastern & Western Cape Departments of Health
7 Mar 2017
The Eastern Cape and the Western Cape provincial departments of health reported on the state of health care services for mentally ill patients, in the light of the recent events at Life Esidimeni in Gauteng. The reports provided the number of beds available versus the demand for beds, type of ...
Health
Health Sector Report: briefing by Auditor-General
1 Mar 2017
The Office of the Auditor-General presented the Health Sector report to the Committee. It provided information which had the potential of empowering the Committee during its oversight functions by focusing on key areas of service delivery. The report was based on findings of audits conducted in selected hospitals from the ...
Health
Deaths of mentally ill patients in Gauteng: Health Ombud report and Minister's response; with Deputy Minister present
15 Feb 2017
Document outstanding: Overview of Transferred Psychiatric patients from Life Esidimeni Centre to various NGOs in Gauteng
The Minister of Health introduced the Health Ombud who had been requested to investigate the 94+ mentally ill patients who died between 23 March and 19 Dec 2016 in Gauteng. The Minister had also ...
Appointment to the Commission for Gender Equality
Shortlisting for interviews
14 Feb 2017
The Committee shortlisted 21 candidates and they will be invited for interviews on 24 and 27 February 2017. The 21 candidates will be submitted for vetting and verification processes as well.
Some of the concerns raised in the meeting included the possible delay in verifying qualifications by Human Resources as ...
The National Department of Health presented to the Portfolio Committee. According to the Chairperson, the Health Ombudsman released a report related to the death of mentally-ill patients. The Chairperson said that the report was very disturbing. Last year 36 mentally-ill patients were reported to have died in various NGO facilities. ...
Appointment to the Commission for Gender Equality
Commission for Gender Equality: Selection process postponed
7 Feb 2017
The Ad Hoc Committee for the filling of vacancies of Commissioners for the Commission for Gender Equality firstly considered and adopted the minutes of 30 November and made a follow up on the previous discussions.
The Chairperson, in her opening remarks, referred to two recent incidents where young girls had ...
Finance Standing Committee
Taxation of Sugar Sweetened Beverages: public hearings
31 Jan 2017
The Department of Health told a joint meeting of the Portfolio Committee on Health and Standing Committee Finance that 38 million people die due to non-communicable diseases. 28 million deaths occur in low and middle income countries. 16 million people die before the age of 70. Cardiovascular diseases are the ...
Appointment to the Commission for Gender Equality
Committee Programme & Committee Business
30 Nov 2016
Documents handed out: Committee Programme
The Committee adopted the Committee Programme. The Committee would advertise the posts from 11 December until 13 January and Human Resource would also have to assist the Committee in terms of verification and vetting of qualifications of the candidates.
Members asked about the total number of ...
Appointment to the Commission for Gender Equality
Election of the Chairperson
23 Nov 2016
The Committee met to elect the Chairperson of the Ad Hoc Committee on the Filling of Vacancies for Gender Equality. The Committee decided to meet the following week to adopt its programme.