. The budget includes additional allocations of R800 million for 2015/16 for the scale up of the provision of antiretroviral treatment. . Hundred million for 2014/15 and R384 million for 2015/16 partly offset the decrease in funding over the medium term from the US President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR). This programme has contributed roughly R4 billion per year towards the South African national HIV and AIDS and tuberculosis response. . The amount is likely to decrease by 50% over the next five years. . Ninety million, R100 million and R250 million for the Medical Research Council to strengthen its capabilities and infrastructure and to support partnership on high priority diseases such as HIV and AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria with development partners, such as Gates Foundation. . R15 million, R30 million and R31.5 million to strengthen the National Institute of Communicable Diseases and address the decrease in PEPFAR funding support. . R30.1 million, R30 million and R30.3 million most of which comes from internal reprioritization savings, for the infrastructure unit systems support programme, which provides capacity building support to the department and provinces. . R15 million in 2015/2016 for the South African National AIDS Council for HIV and AIDS programmes. . R22.1 million, R28.3 million and R41 million for improved conditions of service to cover high personnel costs. . R6 million in 2013/2014 for emergency medical services during the 2014 African Nations Championship. . The Department expects to reprioritize R19.6 million, R37 million and R51.8 million over the medium term in non-core goods and services items. . Cabinet has approved reductions of R531 million over the medium term. . The three health infrastructure grant will be reduced due to slow spending and weaknesses in performance. . Reductions of R26 million (R11 million, R10 million and R5.2 million) over the MTEF period have been made to the National Health Insurance due to slow expenditure. . The Department reviewed the staff establishment in 2010/11 to its human resources needs and the functions assigned in terms of the approved budget structure. The establishment is projected to increase moderately to strengthen skills and experience.