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NHLS Amendment Bill & National Public Health Institute of SA Bill: Department response to submissions
22 Aug 2017
The Portfolio Committee on Health was briefed by the Department of Health (DoH) on issues that had been raised by stakeholders during the public hearings on the National Health Laboratory Service (NHLS) Amendment Bill [B15-2017] and National Public Health Institute of South Africa (NAPHISA) Bill [B16-2017].
The DoH said the ...
Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities
Department of Women in the Presidency on Quarter 1 performance
22 Aug 2017
Despondency about whether the situation with unachieved targets would ever change was expressed when the Department of Women in the Presidency (DOW) presented the report on its first quarterly performance. The Department had spent 22.3% of their budget -- R45.9 million of the appropriated R206.1 million - but out of ...
Health
National Public Health Institutes of South Africa (NAPHISA) Bill: public hearings day 1
16 Aug 2017
The Committee met to hear public input on the National Public Health Institute of South African (NAPHISA) Bill. The South African Medical Research Council (SAMRC) expressed support for the Bill but stressed the need for better coordination of different organisations’ efforts to improve healthcare. It saw the opportunity for cooperation ...
Health
National Health Laboratory Service Amendment Bill [B15-2017]: public hearings
15 Aug 2017
NEHAWU submission to be resubmitted
As a National Health Laboratory Service (NHLS) stakeholder, the National Education Health and Allied Workers Union (NEHAWU) made a submission on the NHLS Amendment Bill [B15-2017] as a part of the public hearings on the Bill. NEHAWU appreciated the sensitivity of the Department of Health ...
Health
National Health Laboratory Service (NHLS) Amendment Bill: Department of Health briefing
20 Jun 2017
The meeting was held to enable the Department of Health (DoH) to brief the Committee on the amendments to the National Health Laboratory Service (NHLS) Amendment Bill, but the Committee took advantage of the opportunity ask the Department to provide feedback on the forensic pathology officers issue, and the investigation ...
Health
Committee Report on Health Sector meetings held from 22 to 24 March 2017
20 Jun 2017
The Standing Committee on Appropriations and Portfolio Committee on Health met to consider its Draft Report on Health Sector meetings held from 22 – 24 March 2017. During the meetings, both Committees interacted with the National Department of Health on the need for improved coordination and alignment between the national ...
Health
Minister of Health on Woman who gave Birth at Park Station; Mentally Ill Patients care services; KZN Department of Health
14 Jun 2017
The Minister of Health, Mr Aaron Motsoaledi, briefed the Committee on the woman who gave birth at Park Station, Johannesburg; and the Department of Health KwaZulu-Natal presented on care for mentally ill patients in KwaZulu-Natal.
The Minister reiterated the story that was published in the newspaper about the woman in ...
Health
Health Care Services for Mentally Ill: Mpumalanga & Northern Cape Departments of Health
7 Jun 2017
The Mpumalanga and Northern Cape Provincial Departments of Health briefed the Portfolio Committee on Health on the state of health care services for mentally ill patients in their provinces.
State of mental health: Mpumalanga
According to the Mpumalanga Department of Health (DOH) mental health was an integral part of health ...
Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities
Committee Report on Department of Women & Commission for Gender Equality Budget
23 May 2017
The Committee revised and edited its Draft Report on Women in the Presidency on Annual Performance Plan (Budget Vote 13) of the Department of Women in the Presidency and the Commission for Gender Equality (CGE) for financial year 2017/18, dated 23 May 2017.
An area of concern was regarding oversight ...
Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities
Department of Women in the Presidency on its Annual Performance Plan, with Minister
9 May 2017
The Department of Women in the Presidency, which would be referred to as the Department henceforth, made a number of presentations. The first presentation was on the Management Performance Assessment Tool (MPAT), which was about measuring the performance of the Department on particular practices. The purpose of these measurements was ...