The Department of Health received R27.6 billion, which is 5% of the total appropriation in the 2012/13 financial year. The total budget had increased in nominal terms by 6.12% and increased slightly in real terms by 0.21%. The bulk of the budget (R26.2 billion or 95.3%) would be transferred to provinces and municipalities for HIV and AIDS, TB and maternal, child and women's health and the hospitals, tertiary services and workforce development programmes.