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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 ...
Defence and Military Veterans
Committee Report on Defence and Military Veterans 2014 Budget
10 Jul 2014
The Committee met to vote on the Budget vote 22 for the Department of Defence and Military Veterans.
At the outset, a Member said that one of the recommendations was incoherent, in that it said that the Department of Defence was under-funded, but that the Committee supported the budget. If ...
Health
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, ...
Health
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 ...
Health
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 ...
Health
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.