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Minister Ups Allocation for Aids Treatment
Candace Freeman
2004-06-18

Health Minister Manto Tshabalala-Msimang has announced a R781 million budget to finance government's Comprehensive Plan for the Care, Management and Treatment of HIV and AIDS.

Health Minister Manto Tshabalala-Msimang has announced a R781 million budget to finance government's Comprehensive Plan for the Care, Management and Treatment of HIV and AIDS.

This is an increase of R448 million from last year's allocation and is expected to significantly boost the Health Department's HIV and AIDS programme. Minister Tshabalala-Msimang tabled her budget vote in the National Assembly in Cape Town today.

The Plan aims to provide comprehensive care and treatment for people living with HIV and AIDS, and also help strengthen the country's national health syste A major benefit for those living with the deadly disease is that it allows for the provision of anti-retroviral treatment (ARV) at public health facilities.

We will continue with the implementation of all the elements of the Comprehensive Plan, including emphasizing the centrality of prevention in response to HIV and AIDS and strengthening of our health system.

The provision of nutritional support, particularly to those who are food insecure and promoting research and development of traditional medicine are some of the areas that are going to receive much attention in terms of resource allocation, said the minister.

The minister also said the department was in the process of finalizing the tender for the long-term supply of ARVs, with eight companies having received requests for quotations thus far.

The tender should be awarded by the end of August. This process has taken longer than we expected, however this has been necessary for us to achieve our main objective, which is a sustainable supply of ARVs at the best possible prices, she said.

Provinces will continue rolling out ARVs in their own capacity until the final tender has been awarded, with the minister urging them to scale up their uptake of patients depending on the demand for treatment. (Source: BuaNews, June 17, 2004)

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