- The background to the amended draft preferential procurement regulations
- The Constitutional Court ruling on these regulations
- SAMED's proposed submission on the draft preferential procurement regulations
- The impact for public procurement going forward
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There has been a flurry of activity around the draft preferential procurement regulations. Join us as we share:
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Youth unemployment in South Africa has reached a crisis point, 58% of young people are unemployed. As a result, SAMED and YES have embarked on an exciting partnership to unlock work opportunities for SA youth while transforming the country’s medtech and healthcare sectors.
Learn how, through YES, your business can transform (receiving up to two B-BBEE levels up) while capacitating the healthcare sector. Rethink work. Rethink B-BBEE. Reinvest in our youth for a more resilient and inclusive South Africa.Members-only event
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Long payment timelines are a significant issue that poses a threat to the survival of many companies. SAMED tracks the extent of this problem through the Public Sector Submission Portal and urges members to submit amounts to our portal in order for us to ascertain the extent of delayed payments and to present a unified industry response in an attempt to improve payment timeframes.
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B-BBEE fronting in procurement, what it is and how to ensure compliance. The B-BBEE Commission unpacks this practice and the role of consultants to industry.
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Join us for a preview of the presentation that SAMED will make at the upcoming Parliamentary NHI public hearing session. We are striving to inform NHI and linked legislation, including the Public Procurement Bill, and to ensure that the lessons from the pandemic in relation to medtech are part of the discourse and government policy.
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In this session, we take a look at good ethics: what it is and why it is important with our Special Guest speaker Paul O'Sullivan, Certified Fraud Examiner, Paul O'Sullivan and Associates; the Whistle-Blowing Hotline: Cases, progress and outcomes with our Ethics Chair Michael Judin, Judin Combrink; how to access and interpret Code Compliance Reports from the MPC platform; compliance Officer declaration & re-certification by the end March 2022 deadline; what the latest developments are on the 18A&B exemptions and recognition of the Code; and, some recent Code Advisory Opinions and what you can learn from them
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Codes of ethical conduct are not limited to the SA medtech industry. There are several international codes that may be linked to further requirements such as conference vetting systems (CVS). Understanding international codes is paramount to navigating the jurisdictions that they cover as well as for those with principal companies who are signatories to these codes and have requirements beyond the Medical Device Code of Ethical Marketing and Business Practice.
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The Council for Medical Scheme's reports can be a valuable tool for engaging medical providers and funders on medtech Market Access matters. In this forum, Elsabe Klinck will share how to lift important information from the reports and use it to substantiate discussions with providers and funders.
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Join us for this workshop with industry-leading experts to learn more on how you can use real-world evidence to better demonstrate the value of your medical devices and in-vitro diagnostics.
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