The National Assembly Portfolio Committee on Health
A large part of the Assembly’s role in the law‑making process happens in committees and much of its oversight over the executive is also done through committees, particularly the portfolio committees.
As part of our quest for NCDs+ equity in South Africa we have human rights action and also need changes to health policy and law. We want to inform members of Parliament, particularly this involved directly about the needs of PLWNCDs+
[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_column_text]The final draft of the 3rd NCDs+ National Strategic Plan that was submitted to the South African National Health Council Technical Committee in Nov 2021 for approval by the National Department of Health. This approximate version has been approved.
The version was finalised by an NDoH Technical Committee after a long non-transparent development process. The SA NCDs+ Alliance was the only civil society representative on the TC.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_column_text]Annex a sancda ncds timeline policy events 26 Jan word version [/vc_column_text][vcex_spacing][vcex_button align=”left”]Click Here To Download[/vcex_button][/vc_column][/vc_row]
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The National Department of Health’s 3rd draft of its hypertension guideline is open for comment.
It is important that civil society makes inputs if you want to ensure the quality of NCDs care in NHI or universal health coverage (UHC) and beyond.
Commentary may have already closed, but we need more time to scrutinize. Transparent and inclusive policy development is the key to good governance.[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]Please make comment by using the “review” function on the Word document.
If you don’t, your comment may not count![/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=”Click here to down load draft” color=”turquoise” align=”left” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sancda.org.za%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2021%2F04%2FHt-guidelines_Third-draft_BD_20210405.docx|title:NDoH%20draft%20HT%20guideline%20for%20comment%20April%2021|target:_blank”][vc_column_text]Send comments to Itumeleng Setlhare[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column][/vc_column][/vc_row]
When you live with any kind of long-term kidney conditions you want to live well and have some senses of control over health and wellbeing. “Patient” empowerment will help you on that journey.
Read “Living well with kidney disease: Towards patient centred-care:.
After 7 years the government’s flagship NHI medicines access programme, called CCMDD (Centralised Chronic Medicines Dispensing and Distribution) the majority, 76%, get HIV medication. In 2019, 24% are on NCDs medication alone. Getting CCMDD right for people with NCDs is absolutely critical and so far only those with hypertension are cracking it. What do you think?
So before #COVID19 continued access to medicines for NCDs was difficult and the pandemic just made it worse. So if you take HIV medications, ARVs, then you get access and access to remote pickup. Thus avoiding the risk of COVID-19 infection and possible death.
This PowerPoint Presentation is by National Department of Health’s Maggie Munsamy NHI Technical specialist and head of CCMDD. It was part of the Webinar hosted by CANSA for Universal Health Coverage Day 2020.
