Ramaphosa announces R20bn ‘extraordinary budget’ for health sector to fight Covid-19
The ‘extraordinary health budget’ is equivalent to 8.7% of the R230bn set aside for health in the February budget
21 April 2020 - 22:00
The government is to inject an extra R20bn into the national health budget to shore up its efforts to slow transmission of Covid-19 and ramp up its capacity to care for the sick, President Cyril Ramaphosa announced on Tuesday evening.
The “extraordinary health budget” is equivalent to 8.7% of the R230bn set aside for health in the 2020/2021 fiscal year in the February budget...
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