President Cyril Ramaphosa appeared before the National Council of Provinces (NCOP) on Thursday for an oral reply to questions posed by the delegates of the house.
This was the Presidents first session in the NCOP since the establishment of the seventh administration.
During the briefing, a number of issues were highlighted.
Presidential Health CompactRamaphosa was asked to address the concerns of stakeholders regarding the signing of the second Presidential Health Compact.
The Presidential Health Compact initiative was launched in 2019. It is a framework of cooperation between critical sectors in South Africa to improve health outcomes. Among the sectors involved in the Presidential Health Compact are the government, business, labour, civil society, academia, traditional health practitioners, allied health practitioners and patient user groups.
