Question NW3845 to the Minister of Defence and Military Veterans

Reply:

1.A) what is the military formation of each military veteran

ORGANOZATION	NUMBER
APLA	2256
AZNLA	244
BDF	523
CDF	268
MK	6238
SADF	4445
SANDF	504
TDF	678
UDF	134
VDF	34
UNKNOWN	416
	15740

b) from which province is each military veteran

PROVINCE	NUMBER
EC	2357
FS	738
GP	3573
KZN	1317
LP	873
MP	559
NC	959
NW	1109
WC	1565
UNKNOWN	2690
	15740

 

c) what are the categories of diseases that military veterans are treated for

• • Chronic diseases i.e. Hypertension, Diabetics
  • Lung Diseases
  • Digestive Diseases
  • Musculoskeletal Diseases
  • Metabolic Disorders
  • Eye Diseases
  • Heart Diseases
  • Skin Diseases
  • ENT
  • Endocrine Diseases
  • Nervous system Diseases
  • Immune System Diseases
  • Cancer

These are the common diseases identified.

d) what are the current Memoranda of Understanding that exist between her department and (i) provincial hospitals and (ii) municipal clinics,

The Department has the Memorandum of Understanding with The Department of Defence to provide services to Military veterans.

e) What arrangements and procedures do military veterans follow when seeking medical treatment from private medical doctors or clinics?

All Military veterans access services through the South African Military Health Services which will in turn refer to other service providers in case they do not have the services.

f) is the breakdown of military veterans visiting all the different health facilities in the country

In 2016/17, an average of 5007 military veterans visited the SAMHS facilities. The DMV paid a total of R61M for Healthcare services.