Question NW2845 to the Minister of Health
21 December 2021 - NW2845
Ismail, Ms H to ask the Minister of Health
What (a) number of officials in his department have been suspended due to the Digital Vibes scandal and (b) progress has been made with the disciplinary actions in this regard; whether any person has been charged yet for the Digital Vibes scandal; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details; what consequence management strategy has been put in place so that such scandals do not reoccur in future?
Reply:
- There are four officials from the National Department of Health (NDOH) that have been suspended and are currently undergoing a disciplinary hearing. Charges were served on the officials and the Disciplinary Hearing commenced on 22 November 2021, it is currently underway.
- Kindly refer to (1) above, charges have been served on the four implicated officials.
- The NDOH has resolved to minimize the use of deviations, and these will only be resorted to under extremely exceptional circumstances. In addition, the NDOH is the process of improving its contract management processes to ensure efficient and effective contract management.
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