Question NW3654 to the Minister of Health
28 October 2022 - NW3654
Komane, Ms RN to ask the Minister of Health
Whether his department has any documented COVID-19 vaccine procurement guidelines in place; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, what are the relevant details?
Reply:
The procurement of COVID-19 vaccines followed a two-step process:
1. Availability of clinical evidence from randomised controlled clinical trials which formed the basis of the Advisory from the Ministerial Advisory Committee on Covid-19 vaccines. This advisory is available on the SA Coronavirus website.
2. Procurement following prescripts of the Public Finance Management Act made available from National Treasury.
The procurement prescripts, available on the National Treasury website, are applicable to all government departments and are not unique to the NDoH.
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