NATIONAL ASSEMBLY
FOR WRITTEN REPLY
QUESTION NO. 2303
DATE OF PUBLICATION IN INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: 20 NOVEMBER 2009
(INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER NO. 29)
Mr M Waters (DA) to ask the Minister of Health:
Whether any costing has been conducted with regard to the cost implications
of alcohol abuse on health care services; if not, (a) why not and (b) when
will such a study be conducted; if so, what are the (i) costs and (ii)
recommendations of the study?
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REPLY:
No.
(a) No research institution has yet done that.
(b) It is among many of the areas we wish to research. The main
constraint is the availability of funds. The Medical Research Council
in collaboration with Soul City has initiated such a study to
determine the cost of alcohol to South Africa.
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