[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ admin_label=”!!! PLEASE DO NOT EDIT !!!” _builder_version=”4.19.5″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row admin_label=”!!! PLEASE DO NOT EDIT !!!” _builder_version=”4.19.5″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.19.5″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text admin_label=”TO BE EDITED – SUMMARY – Click on the WHEEL icon to open the textarea where you can paste or type your summary. The summary condenses the main points for the news that starts below. The summary is in bold and not longer than 300 characters, including spaces. The counter at the bottom can help.” _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”||20px||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n
South Africa\u2019s Treasury has allocated R753.5 m (42.7M USD) to plug gaps in HIV\/AIDS programmes following Pepfar funding cuts, while new research investments and health infrastructure projects are underway.<\/strong><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text admin_label=”TO BE EDITED – TEXT OF THE NEWS – BLOCK 1 – Click on the WHEEL icon to open the textarea where you can paste or type your news. PLEASE USE ONLY THE FEATURED IMAGE FUNCTION on your right column to add the image.” _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”||1em||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n South Africa<\/a>\u2019s National Treasury has committed R753.5 million<\/strong> to mitigate the impact<\/strong> of the US-funded PEPFAR<\/strong> programme cuts, which threatened the country\u2019s world-leading HIV\/AIDS response. The emergency funds will support provincial service delivery, research, and medicine distribution. Additionally, the Gates Foundation<\/a> and Wellcome Trust<\/a> pledged R200 million each for HIV<\/strong> and TB<\/strong> research, contingent on matched funding from the government. The SA Medical Research Council<\/a> will oversee these funds, aiming to sustain critical health research despite the funding shortfall.<\/p>\n Health Minister Dr Aaron Motsoaled<\/strong>i also prioritised infrastructure improvements, highlighting hospital projects under construction across provinces, including Limpopo, Free State, and Eastern Cape. However, he acknowledged that public health funding<\/strong> remains insufficient, prompting discussions with local and international financiers for additional support.<\/p>\n While government efforts continue, activists warn that the PEPFAR cuts have led to clinic closures, job losses, and reduced HIV testing and treatment rates. Civil society<\/strong> has urged greater transparency<\/strong> and data sharing to fully assess the impact and mobilise further resources<\/strong>.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text admin_label=”TO BE EDITED – TEXT OF THE NEWS – BLOCK 2 – Click on the WHEEL icon to open the textarea where you can paste or type your news. PLEASE USE ONLY THE FEATURED IMAGE FUNCTION on your right column to add the image.” _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" South Africa\u2019s Treasury has allocated R753.5 m (42.7M USD) to plug gaps in HIV\/AIDS programmes following Pepfar funding cuts, while new research investments and health infrastructure projects are underway.South Africa\u2019s National Treasury has committed R753.5 million to mitigate the impact of the US-funded PEPFAR programme cuts, which threatened the country\u2019s world-leading HIV\/AIDS response. The emergency…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":559,"featured_media":987777766,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":""},"categories":[],"tags":[117,133],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/p4h.world\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/987777761"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/p4h.world\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/p4h.world\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/news"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/p4h.world\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/559"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/p4h.world\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=987777761"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/p4h.world\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/987777761\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":987777779,"href":"https:\/\/p4h.world\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/987777761\/revisions\/987777779"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/p4h.world\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/987777766"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/p4h.world\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=987777761"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/p4h.world\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=987777761"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/p4h.world\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=987777761"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}