5. Health budgets
Substantial funding increases in previously disadvantaged provinces: Mpumalanga (22,7%), Northern Cape (22,1%), North West (20,9%) and Eastern Cape 16,9%
R500 million rising to R1 billion additional funding annually for a new system of rural incentives and a scarce-skills strategy for the health sector
Large increases in the Hospital Revitalisation Programme. Capex expenditure has tripled from R1 bil to R3 bil
NPNC, including medicines, increases from 23,6% to 28,4% over the period

6. Health budgets continued
Out of hospital Primary health care expenditure, rises to R7 billion by outer year
Increases for the Integrated Nutrition Programme
Further strengthening of the Enhanced Response to HIV/Aids Strategy
New budget programme and subprogramme structure and formats for strategic plans

8. Health personnel financing
IGFR shows inequities and areas of scarcity and where retention is a problem
R500 million rising to R1 billion annually for 2 key strategies
Rural allowance to be significantly increased and wider range of health professionals
Scarce skills funding to encourage recruitment and retention of professional groups with low staffing

12. Hospital Revitalisation
Grant rises to R1,27 billion by outer year
Health capex expenditure rises to R3,4 billion annually by outer year
Funds for an additional 18 hospitals for complete upgrading or replacement
429 smaller projects already complete and 9 large projects started in 2002/03

14. HIV/AIDS financing
Enhanced Response financing strategy started in 2002/03 budget
2002/03 budget increased financing from R345m in 01/02 to R1 bil in 02/03 rising to R1,8 bil in outer year
Lifeskills, VCT, Condoms, SAAVI, STIs, PMTCT, oveLife, NGOs and others
2003/04 budgets adds R3,3 billion over 3 years to speed up PMTCT and PEP rollout and strengthen care and treatment initiatives over the medium term

15. HIV/AIDS interventions
Since IGFR widespread rollout of HIV/AIDS programme beyond piloting into national programme
Lifeskills mainstreamed as compulsory school subject
Availability of HIV testing in majority of clinics and more widespread counselling
Majority of pregnant women tested and PMCT widely rolling out
Extension of social security grants from 2.5mil to 8m beneficiaries
450 mil condoms, wider distribution
Widespread mass media - eg Love Life
Health service training and specific medications much more widespread (Fluconazole, opportunistic infections)
Strengthening STD programmes with decreases STI rates
Teenage pregnancy rates and HIV infection rates declining

16. Integrated Nutrition Programme
Grant increases to over R1 bil per year in outer year
Step up anti-poverty strategy
Address food inflation
Include additional learners and schools and grade Rs
Feed a minimum of 156 days per year
Standardise menus