“The lack of increased funding for healthcare in Godongwana’s MTBPS has left South Africa’s health sector in a precarious position. As the country moves towards implementing NHI and grapples with financial constraints, activists and unions are calling for a re-evaluation of spending priorities and an urgent focus on enhancing primary healthcare and workforce support. – Health-e-News
This follows Minister of Finance Enoch Godongwana not mentioning any adjustment allocations for South Africa’s health sector.
“Despite the lack of budget increases, Godongwana highlighted digital infrastructure initiatives, including digitising health records for the National Health Insurance (NHI) rollout. Additionally, he mentioned plans to attract public infrastructure funding for two new hospital projects, including a district hospital in Limpopo, as part of a broader strategy to increase funding sources for public infrastructure.”