1 STANDING COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS NATIONAL
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Description: 1 STANDING COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS NATIONAL DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH Date 17 July 2020 COVID19 Special Adjustments Budget Background National Department of Health NDoH preliminary Costed Plan budgetary implications submitted to
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1 STANDING COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS NATIONAL DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH Date: 17 July 2020 COVID-19 Special Adjustments Budget Background National Department of Health (NDoH) preliminary Costed Plan (budgetary implications) submitted to National Treasury (NT) on 17 April 2020 following Special CFO Forum involving NT on 15 April 2020 Optimistic Scenario @ R14 billion and Pessimistic Scenario @ R26 billion. Exclusions of other critical costed COVID-19 elements/ needs. The President Relief Fund announcement on 21 April 2020 for the healthcare of R20 billion. NDoH Costing Model recalibrated in May 2020 and opted for middle ground scenario for SAB submission – submitted to NT on 27 May 2020 Envisaged peak in July, August and September 2020 period 2 3 2020 Special Adjustments Budget- COVID Funding Bid Overall Summary: Health Sector 4 NDoH Adjusted 202/21 Baseline As per Allocation Letter – National Treasury 23 June 2020 5 [Reprioritisation – Focal Areas] The following areas are expected to be fully or partially funded through the new Covid - 19 component under HIV Grant (direct grant): Personal protective equipment Contracting of private critical care beds where needed Laboratory tests performed by National Health Laboratory Services Procurement of thermometers for Community Health Workers and Cuban Medical Brigade The funds earmarked at National level will focus on : Covid-19 communication Information Communication Technology (ICT) for Covid -19 Buffer Stock Port Health Services Cuban Brigade 6 NDoH Reprioritisation towards COVID-19 [R2,6 billion] 7 Additional once-off COVID -19 allocation [R2,8 billion and R96,7 million] 8 Reprioritised Funds – NDoH [Indirect Grants and Voted] 9 HIV, TB, COS, Malaria & HPV Grant: Covid - 19 Component 10 Way Forward National Department of Health is awaiting the final tabling of the 2020/21 Special Adjustments Budget by Provincial Treasuries. Collate Provincial DoHs final revised budgets allocation letters for the remaining R15 billion from the Supplementary Budget proposal of R21.5 billion for COVID‐19‐related health care spending (Minister of Finance, 24 June 2020 Budget speech) Submission of 2020/21 revised Business Plans by Provincial Health Departments 11 Possible Service Delivery Implications HIV Programme Delays in initiation of patients into treatment and care leading to complication which may require a higher level of care for recovery Postponement of circumcision will affect the prevention programme which may lead to further infections Monitoring of various programmes will be affected and may lead to regression of stable patients. Infrastructure Programme Postponement of projects will lead to dilapidated facilities and Primary
