1. Department of Health Mr 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. – 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) Improve Diagnosis and Compensation …

4. 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 Improve Diagnosis and Compensation …

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 _________________________