By Staff Reporter
The Democratic Alliance wants Health Minister Dr Aaron Motsoaledi to appear before the parliamentary Portfolio Committee on Health to account regarding government’s efforts to find alternative funding sources to replace the lost PEPFAR (President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief) funding from the United States.
Media reports have revealed a dire financial situation facing the SA Medical Research Council and the department’s apparent haphazard response regarding the funding crisis.
“It seems that the one hand is in the dark about what the other is doing. The Department has seemingly claimed that a Section 16 application to Treasury for emergency funding has yet to be submitted, while also being in discussions with Treasury regarding funding but failing to submit detailed plans on how it would be spent,” SA health spokesperson Michele Clarke said on Sunday.
“This while studies found the PEPFAR funding suspension could result in 150,000 to 295,000
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