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Shulushulu
Shulushulu
8 years ago

If Politicians were corrupt free, there wasnt a problem. Malawi’s economy would be improved. But since our leaders are so selfish ande very stupid, ndalama zimenezi zidzalowa mnthumba la wina. Ndalamazi sizizapindulira dziko koma anthu ochepa andale.

Mbiri
Mbiri
8 years ago

Some of these NGOs really derail development. This fool really believes we should continue giving free medicines and services? That is just rewarding lazy people for being stupid. Most of the poor people you claim to be advocating for are poor by choice anyway! Look…most Malawians have no income, are able bodied, have many children, don’t want to work but want handouts, cuts trees everyday and you want my hard earned money which is taxed to pay for their medicine as well?

Nansani wa chingoni
Nansani wa chingoni
8 years ago

A lot of poor people pay already e.g in rural areas with only Mission hospitals, I see no issue with this move!

Ngalamayi
Ngalamayi
8 years ago

How can a government even think of charging for medical services when so many of its population live below the poverty line? If this government were also to develop a real welfare system, the population would have to confidence to reduce the number of children they have to look after them in their old age, knowing their children would have access to medical facilities and would stand a better chance of reaching adulthood themselves. Oh.. sorry… forgot! This government thinks sending large numbers of ‘envoys’ to expensive summits overseas, huge presidential cavalcades, are more important than the welfare of its… Read more »

Janjaweed
Janjaweed
8 years ago

It is disgusting! paying taxes on everything we do, but the money goes into pockets of the very few in the name of cashgate, introducing fees in hosipitals will make the berries of cashgate fanatics grow even bigger.

choka phiri
8 years ago

If Malawi felt to secure donors and tax payers money How are they going to secure hospital money. City Essembly can not secure city rates we pay. Look at city of LL. Bins are not picked. NO drainage outside houses. NO Street lights despite LL being Capita City. Where our6tax money go. Where our city rates go. There will be this question when The hospital payment will be introduce and not medicines. NO one trust Malawi government or people resiponsible to work with money. Good talking good idea but practicaly Nothing is good. Lets wait for good Malawians that is… Read more »

choka phiri
8 years ago

Tonde. Richard people will not go to government hospitals despite paying. U What The wont have good beds or factities. Its poor people who will still go to public hospitals. Most highly government will still go to South Africa. Paying tax money. Believe me.

choka phiri
8 years ago

How many people Who eran an income in Malawiits good idea in a country where there are Jobs. Most elderly will get paid by their children Who earn very little. What about those Who dont? Malawi can not compare with other countries. Malawi should look itself. If it was not for corruption and Cash gates we Wold not have ended up here. My question is there any quarante that the system of paying will work. Is money going to be handled well? Malawians to Day can not afford to eat properly. Donald medicines are stolen by those should handledare The… Read more »

Janjaweed
Janjaweed
8 years ago

Introduction of payments in hosipitals is un called for thing, what do you want to do with a poor Malawian who has to struggle with feeding up to six children, with a bag of maize bought @ mk10000, pay for their their school fees, the same person is being taxed in everything he buyes, so should you add an extra burden by making him pay for hospital services. Let us try to be genuin by not copying what other countries are doing, they have there own system of playing around with tax system or else you will masacre the poor… Read more »

Victor Jumbo
Victor Jumbo
8 years ago

Malawi is one of the poorest country in the world with a big population. 51% of the population are illiterate with little or no jobs at all. 49% of the population are literate but not all of them are in jobs that satisfies or meet their needs. Many of hard working people lives on a less than a dollar per day. Which means it’s hands to mouth for the majority. Possibly, this one of the reasons why corruption is rampant in Malawi at present. People are trying to survive day by day because the jobs that they do are not… Read more »

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