NATIONAL ASSEMBLY
FOR WRITTEN REPLY
QUESTION NO. 959
DATE OF PUBLICATION IN INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: 10 MAY 2013
(INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER NO. 15)
Mrs S P Kopane (DA) to ask the Minister of Health:
(1) Since 1 January 2011, how many applications under the Promotion of
Access to Information Act, Act 2 of 2000, were received by (a) his
department and (b) entities reporting to him, and in each case, how
many were (i) granted, (ii) refused and (iii) deemed refused under
section 27;
(2) since 1 January 2011, how many internal appeals under the Act were
received by (a) his department and (b) entities reporting to him, and
in each case, how many were (i) granted, (ii) refused and (iii) deemed
refused under section 77(7);
(3) who is the information officer for (a) his department and (b) each
entity reporting to him, and in each case, what are the contact
details of the officer?
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REPLY:
1) (a) Number of applications received and finalised by NDoH
since January 2011 to 13 May 2013 is 98 of which 74 applications
were transferred to other public bodies in terms of section 20
of the Act.
i) Number of applications granted is 20.
ii) Number of applications refused is 4.
(iii) Number of applications deemed refused under section 27 is
0.
b) Number of applications received by entities reporting to
Minister the since January 2011:
i) Number of applications received by the Council for Medical
Schemes (CMS) is 18 (2010-2011); 23 (2011-2012; 27 (2012-
2013) and 4 (1 April 2013 to date).
(aa) Number of applications granted is 15 (2010-2011); 22
(2011-2012); 23 (2012-2013); and 0 (1 April 2013 to
date);
(bb) Number of applications refused is 3 (2010-2011); 1
(2011-2012); 4 (2012-2013); and 0 (1 April 2013 to
date);
(cc) Number of applications deemed refused under section
27 is 1 (2010-2011); 1 (2011-2012); 0 (2012-2013);
and 0 (1 April 2013 to date).
ii) Number of applications received by the South African
Medical Research Council (MRC).
(aa) Number of applications granted is 0.
(bb) Number of applications refused is 0.
(cc) Number of applications deemed refused under section
27 is 0.
iii) Number of applications received by the National Health
Laboratory Service (NHLS).
(aa) Number of applications granted is 0.
(bb) Number of applications refused is 0.
(cc) Number of applications deemed refused under section
27 is 0.
2) (a) Number of internal appeals received by NDoH since January
2011 is 1.
i) Number of internal appeals granted is 0.
ii) Number of internal appeals refused is 1.
(iii) Number of internal appeals deemed refused under section 27
is 0.
b) Number of internal appeals received by entities reporting to
Minister since January 2011 is 0.
i) Number of internal appeals granted is 0.
(ii) Number of internal appeals refused is 0.
(iii) Number of internal appeals deemed refused under section 27
is 0.
3) (a) The information officer for National Department of Health
(NDoH) is MS M P MATSOSO in her capacity as the Director General
as indicated in Schedule 1 of the Public Service Act, 1994
(Proclamation No. 103 of 1995) and her contact details are as
follows.
Postal Address: Private Bag X 828, Pretoria, 0001
Physical Address: 27th Floor, Civitas Building, Corner Thabo
Sehume and Struben Street,
Pretoria, 0002;
Tel 012 395 9150;
Fax 012 395 8422
Email DG@health.gov.za
(b) The information officers for entities reporting to Minister and
their contact details.
i) The information officer for the Council for Medical Schemes
(CMS) is Dr Monwabisi Gantsho in his capacity as the Chief
Executive Officer/Registrar of CMS and his contact details
are as follows:
Postal Address: Private Bag X34, Hatfield, 0028
Physical Address: Block E Hadefields Office Park; 1267
Pretorius Street, Hatfield, Pretoria
Tel: 012 431 0501
Fax 012 431 0606
Email m.gantsho@medicalschemes.com
ii) The information officer for the South African Medical
Research Council (MRC) is Professor Salim S. Abdool Karim
in his capacity as the President of the MRC and his contact
details are as follows:
Postal Address: PO Box 19070, Tygerberg, 7505 Cape Town
Physical Address: Francie van Zijl Drive, Parrow
Valley, Cape Town
Tel: 021 938 0212
Fax: 021 938 0201
Email: karims1@mrc.ac.za
iii) The Information officer for the National Health Laboratory
Service (NHLS) is Mr Sagie Pillay in his capacity as the
Chief Executive Officer of the NHLS and his contact details
are as follows:
Postal Address: Private Bag X8, Sandringham, 2131
Physical Address: 1 Modderfonyein Road, Sandringham
Tel: 011 386 6070
Fax: 011 386 6073
Email: sagie.pillay@nhls.ac.za
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