Question NW1120 to the Minister of Health
19 June 2020 - NW1120
Hlengwa, Ms MD to ask the Minister of Health
(1)(a) Who are all the suppliers of the personal protective equipment (PPE) that his department will be providing, (b) what is the total number of the PPEs that has been supplied and (c) what total monetary value did the PPE cost; (2) whether there are any PPEs that are sourced locally in the Republic; if not, why not; if so, what are the full relevant details?
Reply:
1. (a) The suppliers that the Department of Health have used to supply Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) are as follows:
|
No. |
Supplier |
|
1. |
BARRS Pharmaceutical Industries |
|
2. |
Unicore Holdings (Pty) Ltd |
|
3. |
Mr First Aid (Pty) Ltd |
|
4. |
Biologica Pharmaceuticals |
|
5. |
X-Business Resources |
|
6. |
SciProfs |
|
7. |
Tammy Taylor Nails |
|
8. |
Lora Medical Supplies |
|
9. |
Libera Management Services |
(b) The total number of PPE that has been supplied is depicted on the table below as follows:
|
Item / Commodity |
Quantity |
|
Masks Respirator N95/FFP2/KN95 |
40 715 |
|
Masks Surgical / Medical |
54 900 |
|
Masks Cloth |
3 400 |
|
Face Shields |
15 |
|
Gloves Examination Sterile |
12 000 |
|
Gloves Examination Non-Sterile |
8 000 |
|
Gloves Surgical |
12 000 |
|
Safety Goggles |
2 000 |
|
Boot Covers |
2 000 |
|
Aprons |
3 000 |
|
Coveralls |
2 000 |
|
Hand Sanitizers |
78 522 |
|
Infrared Thermometers |
350 |
|
TOTAL |
218 902 |
(c) The total monetary value of PPE cost is R 6 853 123.44.
2. All PPE were sourced from local suppliers as depicted on the table under the response to question 1. (a).
END.