Question NW421 to the Minister of Health
08 March 2024 - NW421
Clarke, Ms M to ask the Minister of Health
On what evidence did he rely during the debate on the President’s State of the Nation Address on 13 February 2024 when he made the statement that all public health entities, without exception, received either clean or unqualified audits during the 2022-23 financial year?
Reply:
The evidence of the public health entities audit outcomes is contained in their 2022-23 Financial Year Annual Reports which were tabled in Parliament on 23 September 2023.
The following Public Health entities obtained Clean Audits:
a) South African Medical Research Council – refer to page 314 for the Auditor General’s report for the 2022/23 Financial Year
b) Office of Health Standards Compliance – refer to page 77 for the Auditor General’s report for the 2022/23 Financial Year
The following Public Health Entities obtained Unqualified Audits:
c) Council for Medical Schemes – refer to page 106 for the Auditor General’s report for the 2022/23 Financial Year
d) South African Health Products Regulatory Authority – refer to page 121 for the Auditor General’s report for the 2022/23 Financial Year
National Health Laboratory Service – refer to page 165 for the Independent Auditor’s report for the 2022/23 Financial Year
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