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(2) (a) (i) twelve (12) officials were dismissed,
(ii) of the twelve (12) officials
that were ultimately dismissed, seven
(7) were suspended with immediate
effect as a precautionary measure, (iii)
no other sanction was imposed on these
officials short of dismissal.
(b) An amount of R1 409 063,24 was
involved in respect of the twelve
(12) officials that were dismissed,
as indicated below.
(i) Unauthorised expenditure
No unauthorised expenditure
occurred during the 2007-08
financial year.
(ii) Irregular expenditure
One official was involved,
and was charged and given a
final written warning.
(b)
(iii) Fruitless and wasteful expenditure
No fruitless and wasteful expenditure
occurred during the
2007-08 financial year.
Amount regarding criminal conduct
is R1 409 063,24
Amount regarding irregular expenditure
is R2 965,40; Supply
Chain Management prescripts of
three quotes were not followed.
The responsible official was
(3)
charged and given a final written
warning.
The following 16 disciplinary cases
were pending on 31 March 2008:
There were three (3) cases relating to
fraud, five (5) cases relating to mismanagement,
three (3) cases relating to
government vehicle abuse, two (2)
cases relating to bribery, two (2) cases
relating to failure to declare money
collected and received from clients, one
(1) case relating to fruitless expenditure.
Reporting of notifiable diseases
1502. Mr M WATERS (DA) asked the
Minister of Health:
Whether her department is developing a
system for the reporting of notifiable
diseases; if not, how is data on such
diseases being collected; if so, (a) when
did this process commence, (b) when will
it be completed, (c) what steps have so far
been taken and (d) what will this system
entail? NW2221E
The MINISTER OF HEALTH:
No. The current notification disease data
is collected through a passive surveillance
system where the health information officers
or data capturer receives reports
submitted from hospitals, clinics, public
health units, or other sources. The National
Department of Health is responsible
for the operation and the enforcement of
the National Health Act, Act 61 of 2003.
This is the principal legislation ensuring
that all health care professionals from
both the public and private health sectors
notify the 33 Notifiable Medical Conditions.
The notification system data is
administered and captured at district/provincial
level then sent to the NDOH
through the Directorate: Epidemiology
and Surveillance for quality assurance,
validation, analysis and interpretation.
The Notifiable Medical Conditions are
subdivided into two categories according
to type of disease:
Category 1: requires an immediate notification
to the Department of Health by
telephone (Tel. 012 — 312 0750) or Fax
012 312 0815 upon initial diagnosis (presumptive
or confirmed) with written notification
form (GW17/5) to follow within
48 hours. We currently receive laboratory
confirmation through the NHLS and National
Institute for Communicable Diseases
reporting systems once an index
case has been identified.
Category 2: that requires a written notification
(GW17/5) only, within five days of