Parliament's Portfolio Committee on Health has requested the provincial Department of Health to brief them on child mortality and infection control in the province.
Committee Chairperson Bevan Goqwana said they had received a report which suggested that more than 30 infants have died in the province each month since February.
"We want to know the cause of these deaths, and to see if they can't be curbed so that they don't spread to other provinces, and also find out how we can assist as Members of Parliament," said Goqwana.
Details are as follows:
Date: 11 August 2010
Venue: Committee room M46, ground floor, Marks Building
Time: 09h30
Meanwhile, the Select Committee on Women, Children and People with Disabilities will be briefed by the Eastern Cape and KwaZulu-Natal provincial offices of the Commission for Gender Equality on progress made in the implementation of their programmes. The Committee will also consider and adopt the Domestic Violence Act Report.
Date: 11 August 2010
Venue: Committee room 1, 120 Plein Street
Time: 10h00
Also tomorrow, the Portfolio Committee on Mining will continue with its public hearings on the establishment of a state owned mining company, and will also be briefed by Alexkor on its operations. This will take place at committee room M314, third floor, Marks Building at 10h00.
For inquiries or interviews with the Chairpersons, please contact:
Kanyisa Ndyondya
Tel: +27 (0)21 403 8041
Fax: +27 (0)21 403 3931
Cell: +27 (0)83 624 0585
E-mail: kndyondya@parliament.gov.za
Source: Parliament of South Africa
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