Health Dept studying Covid procurement court order
The National Health Department says it's going through last week's court order that it disclose details around the procurement of Covid vaccines.
The Health Justice Initiative approached the North Gauteng High Court with a PAIA application.
The court said the department should provide access within 10 days to the procurement contracts.
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"The Department of Health has noted a court judgement delivered by the Gauteng High Court in Pretoria on Thursday, 17 August in which the department was ordered to grant the applicant access to copies of all Covid-19 vaccine procurement contracts, non-disclosure agreements and the related documents. The department will study the judgement and respond in due course," says National Health spokesperson Foster Mohale.
