# Health minister Aaron Motsoaledi today tabled a seven-billion-rand budget aimed at improving public healthcare and preparing for the rollout of National Health Insurance. The plan includes building new hospitals, hiring more doctors and nurses, and permanently employing 27-thousand community health workers. Motsoaledi also announced 753-million-rand funding to fight HIV and tuberculosis, including the rollout of a new HIV prevention injection, lenacapavir:
Government to hire more doctors, nurses, and absorb 27,000 community health workers [SOUND]
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