Question NW3716 to the Minister of Health
28 October 2022 - NW3716
Ismail, Ms H to ask the Minister of Health
(1)What is the full breakdown of (a) the money mismanaged and/or misspent since the inception of the Nelson Mandela Fidel Castro Medical Collaboration programme, (b)(i) the number of officials involved and (ii) in what capacity and (c) how were the persons involved in the financial mismanagement disciplined in each relevant financial year in each case; (2) what is the full breakdown of the (a) audit investigations that have been undertaken since the inception of the programme and (b) outcomes of the investigations in each (i) province and (ii) financial year?
Reply:
(1) (a) The National Department is not aware of any mismanagement and/or misspent of funds by any of its officials on this programme. The funds are assigned to the programme and transferred to the Department of International Relations and Corporation and Cuba when received from the Province for students in Cuba.
In South Africa they are transferred to Universities by the National Department of Health for students.
(2) (a)(b)(i)(ii) There are no audit investigations we are aware of relating to the mismanagement or misspent of money for the Nelson Mandela Fidel Castro Collaboration Programme in the Department of Health.
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