The working group continues to assist the Medical Bureau for Occupational Diseases (MBOD) and Compensation Commissioner for Occupational Diseases (CCOD) (the government entities responsible for the certification and compensation of mineworkers with OLD in terms of the Occupational Diseases in Mines and Works Act (ODMWA)) to determine the financial viability of the ODMWA Fund, address the significant backlog of past claims and improve the ongoing processing and payment claims, tracking and tracing of ex-mineworkers and development of a comprehensive database of current and ex-mineworkers.