The National Department of Health has been allocated a budget of R62.2 billion for the 2024/25 financial year, representing a 3.5% increase from last year’s R60.1 billion. Health Minister Dr Aaron Motsoaledi tabled the Health Budget vote in the National Assembly yesterday. Motsoaledi outlined that 79% of the budget is earmarked for communicable and non-communicable diseases (R25.4 billion) and hospital…