# ActionSA has called on the government of national unity to urgently fill the eight-billion-rand funding gap left by USAID’s withdrawal from South Africa’s healthcare programmes, particularly PEPFAR. The party warns that this shortfall threatens patient care, research, and healthcare jobs. ActionSA urges the government to use available health levies, release NHI grants, and address staffing shortages in the upcoming budget. It stresses the need for a self-sufficient healthcare system, independent of unreliable international funding.
ActionSA urges government to address USAID funding gap