Question NW2793 to the Minister of Health
28 September 2022 - NW2793
McGluwa, Mr JJ to ask the Minister of Health
What resources are available within his department to protect whistle blowers?
Reply:
No, there is no dedicated resources allocated to Whistle-blowers protection programme in the Department of Health.
Nevertheless, the Department rely on the measures that are in place for the protection of whistle blowers in government at large, the first being based on the existing measures dependent on the Department’s relationship with the South African Police Services (SAPS).
Secondly, the department in collaboration with the United Nations Office of Drugs and Crime (UNODC), has approved concept by UNODC to develop and establish a whistle blowing protection and risk assessment and mitigation in the procurement system within the health sector which is due to be launched soon, details will be provided upon finalisation of the concepts by the department of Health.
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