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Council for Medical Schemes & National Health Laboratory Services on their 2016 Strategic & Annual Performance plan
20 Apr 2016
The alignment of the goals of the Council for Medical Scheme (CMS) with those of the Department of Health and the National Development Plan (NDP) was outlined. This included the CMS initiating a process to revise the prescribed minimum benefits (PMB) package to include more primary health benefits and the ...
The Minister of Health was present for and participated in presentations by the Department of Health (DOH) and two of its entities on their Annual Performance Plan and budget for 2016/17. The first briefing was from the Compensation Commission for Occupational Diseases (CCOD), which was set up to grant compensation ...
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Department of Health 2016 plans and budget: Financial & Fiscal Commission analysis; Medical Research Council on 2016 Annual Performance Plan and budget
6 Apr 2016
The Financial and Fiscal Commission (FFC) provided an analysis of the budget and strategic plan of the Department of Health and its entities, providing some statistics on the spending and grants. It was noted that South Africa spent 8% of its Gross Domestic Product on health, on par with spending ...
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Committee Programme; Oversight Reports
24 Feb 2016
The Committee met to complete the adoption of four of its oversight visit reports to Mpumalanga, Limpopo, Eastern Cape and Free State. Members made both minor and substantive corrections to the reports. On the agenda was also the adoption of minutes from November 2015 and from their most recent meeting ...
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Department of Health on its 2nd and 3rd Quarter 2015/6 performance
17 Feb 2016
The Director General reported on the performance of the Department’s six programmes: Administration; Health Planning and Systems Enablement; HIV/AIDS and TB / Maternal, Child and Women's Health; Primary Health Care (PHC) Services; Hospitals, Tertiary Services and Workforce Development; and Health Regulation and Compliance Management. The overall expenditure for all provinces ...
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Medicines and Related Substances Amendment Bill [B6-2014]: adoption of NCOP amendments
4 Nov 2015
The Department of Health said the Medicines and Related Substances Amendment Bill [B6-2014] amended the Medicines and Related Substances Control Act 101 of 1965. The Bill had been published on 20 February 2014 to establish a new South African Health Products Regulatory Authority (SAHPRA). The amendment of the Bill looked ...
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Department of Health on its 2014/15 annual report
15 Oct 2015
The Department of Health (DoH) presented its Annual Report 2014/15. For the past four years it had obtained an unqualified audit opinion from the Auditor General (AG) and three out of nine provinces obtained an unqualified audit for their 2014/2015 financial year compared to two provincial Departments for the 2013/2014 ...
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National Health Laboratory Service & Council for Medical Schemes (CMS) on their 2014/15 Annual Report
14 Oct 2015
The National Health Laboratory Service forged a relationship with the Southern African Development Community (SADC) in which the NHLS spearheads the development of training materials and provides laboratory training courses. It is satisfying to note that during the 2014\2015 period, the demand from provinces for NHLS’ services showed an increase ...
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Medical Research Council on its 2014/15 Annual Report: Department of Health 2014/2015 performance: Auditor-General & FFC briefings
13 Oct 2015
The Auditor General South Africa (AGSA) briefed the Committee on the Audit Outcomes of the Health Portfolio and the Health Sector for the 2014/15 financial year. Limpopo province had improved to the status of unqualified with findings and the Eastern Cape (EC), Free State (FS), Gauteng (GP), KwaZulu Natal (KZN), ...
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National Health Insurance (NHI) Pilot Districts: progress report by Minister of Health
20 Aug 2015
Dr Aaron Motsoaledi, Minister of Health, and a delegation from the Department of Health provided an update about the National Health Insurance (NHI) pilot sites. The programme focuses on the development of infrastructure for primary healthcare systems and the recruitment of doctors and specialists for clinics. Minister Motsoaledi emphasised the ...