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Department of Health Mr G Sekobe, Cluster Manager: Non-Personal Health Services

Department of Health Mr G Sekobe, Cluster Manager: Non-Personal Health Services. Submission to Parliament of SA January 2003. Introduction:. Implement ODMWA Provisions Implement ODMWA Provisions BME & Compensation Certification (MBOD) Autopsies for Diagnosis (NCOH)

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Department of Health Mr G Sekobe, Cluster Manager: Non-Personal Health Services

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  1. Department of HealthMr G Sekobe, Cluster Manager:Non-Personal Health Services Submission to Parliament of SA January 2003

  2. Introduction: • Implement ODMWA Provisions • Implement ODMWA Provisions • BME & Compensation Certification (MBOD) • Autopsies for Diagnosis (NCOH) • Award Compensation (CCOD) • 1998 Summit Conclusions (DoH) • Improve Asbestosis Diagnosis and Compensation • Improve Education of Health Professionals on Asbestos • Train Health Care Providers • Investigate Linking Compensation to DSD Systems

  3. Improve Diagnosis and Compensation … • Decentralise BME’s to Designated Provincial Health Facilities • GP Contracted to Provide Service • Introduced Affidavits for Labour Histories • Challenges: • Abuse of Affidavits • Verifying Dependants (Autopsy Certifications) • Reliable Contact Addresses of Claimants (Traditional Leaders) • Manual Info Management (Computerisation)

  4. Improve Diagnosis and Compensation … • Environmental Exposure • Fraud: Staff, Banks, Communities • 1998 – Date (Diagnosed: 5754, Compensated: 2318) • Awaiting direction from conclusions of forensic audit with labour history problems • Recent Amendments to ODMWA • Limit charges by reps to 0.5% of compensation award

  5. Education of Health Professionals • Course by NCOH • Info Booklets Developed with Universities • Participate in OH Courses by MBOD • Participation by OH Professionals in SORDSA Programme • DOH Sponsored OH Courses for Public Health Care Providers • Improve Quality of Care: research on Disease Burden with UCT • Linking compensation to DSD System • (Challenge: CCOD Compensation is once off payments only)

  6. Overall Challenge • Ratification of the Compensation System as per Cabinet Decision in December 1999 • Draft Policy Framework to Cabinet • Action to be related to Poverty Alleviation: Rehabilitation of Contaminated to Support Life Again _________________________

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