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More money for HIV/Aids programmes

Parliament - A reduction in United States donor funding will see National Treasury allocating more money to the fight against HIV/Aids.

The Medium-Term Budget Policy Statement (MTBPS), tabled in Parliament on Thursday, shows the health budget adjusted slightly upwards for this financial year to R121.7bn.

The increased spending on the prevention, care and treatment of HIV/Aids follows an agreement between Health Minister Aaron Motsoaledi and US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton earlier this year.

The agreement outlines how South Africa would take over programmes funded by the US, seen by many as a sign of confidence in the South African government's ability to manage the pandemic.

The increased amount to be allocated to the HIV/Aids programmes will only be announced by Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan next February.

The MTBPS shows spending on healthcare moderating over the next three years, reaching R30bn by 2015/16, an average annual increase of 7.5%.

Previous years saw the health budget expand by close to 16%.

The MTBPS says the year-on-year expenditure increase is due to "the growth of the HIV and Aids conditional grant, the commencement of new conditional grants for NHI and nursing colleges, and transfer payments being made to public entities earlier in the year".

National Treasury has also issued a warning to those in the public health sector, demanding more value for money.

"Given the constrained fiscal environment, the health sector has to seek greater efficiency and improve financial management, with particular emphasis on critical inputs such as medicines and medical supplies," according to the statement.

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