Malawians are living dangerously, their lives at the mercy of donors
Malawi government has been asked to take up a challenge and prioritise healthcare financing for sustainability’s sake as figures presented at the joint annual review of the health sector in the country show that the donors put in 62 percent of the total health sector expenditure compared to the Malawi government’s estimated 25 percent input.
As part of its extended coverage, the leading daily newspaper, The Nation, has put an editorial comment of the statistic of the funding to health sector in the country
It reported that in every K100 spent in Malawi’s annual health budget, donors are responsible for K62 while government puts in about K25 as revealed by Minister of Health and Population Atupele Muluzi at the joint annual review of the health sector.
The paper in the comment titled’ Malawians are living dangerously’ said the lives of people in the country are at the mercy of the donors.
“It is clear that the health sector financing is not sustainable. It is at the mercy of donors who are often portrayed by the ruling elite as monsters, Ironically, when the country does better in containing conditions such as HIV and Aids, it is the governing clique that takes the credit,” the paper said.
It pointed out that the health sector is the crown jewel of the nation.
“While partners-including donors, non-governmental organisations and the private sector – can complement the efforts, provision of public health services should be the responsibility of a government. Failing to do so is suicidal.”
The paper said the prevailing levels of donor dependence are not sustainable.
Most of the donor fund go towards HIV and Aids, malaria, tuberculosis and immunisation, with donors such as the African Development Bank (AfDB) contributing K3.6 billion towards the procurement of essential drugs in the 2017/18 financial year alone, where the drug budget was K15 billion.
Muluzi confirmed that the health sector is largely financed by development partners but said Malawi government is committed to “progressively increase health sector financing through the fiscal budget and I would like to thank the development partners for the continued financial and technical support in the sector.”
Aid is just hush-money, paid to keep us quiet about the evils perpetrated upon our forefathers by imperialists. The modern descendants of these imperialists are happy to accept the lies their historians tell them about the benign British Empire. The truth is that the great-grandchildren of the freedom-snatchers, land-grabbers, culture-tramplers, and soul-crushers of rampant colonialism have a lot more to expiate than they realize.
When you bite the hand that heals you, it hurts only when that hand is your own. That hand should be our own – and would be if successive corrupt regimes had not misappropriated the health budget and failed to end the pilfering of drugs and equipment from Health Ministry stores.
Is it only Malawi? Why are you using unacceptable language here? You mean during Hastings Banda time health services were financed by govt only? And for your information what is SKC doing in UK? addressing all categories of people there. He is trying to buy favours from them. Kwame Nkrumah said after Ghana became independent that Africa will never be independent economically. And why are you castigating Bakili here? Can your father match him? Let your father contest for the presidency.
This is the type of thinking which is bringing this country down. Koma ndalamazo muzina. Ngati mulibe chonena it is better to shut up your mouth. People are advising you and you are busy defending. Ndakwiya nawe. Shame on you Reginald.
Manyazi nde mulibetu anthu inu………………………………..!! Zija timkanena ndi zimenezi kuti bodza limavuta kubisa!! The key message from this is that we don’t have a caring government!
Inu moti simukuona kuti ndalama mukugawana ndi Karim zija ndizokwanila kusamalira odwala kapena kugulila katundu ndi mankhwala mu zipatala!!
Atupele DPP siikukuyenerani chifukwa chilungamo kulibe kwa anyapapiwo & adana nanu ponena zoona kuyamika ma donors. Mutsike yokuphwayo mudzakwere basi ya UTM or Jakumusi ndikumene mukatakasuke ndi tchutchutchu mumanenayo.
As far as priority expenditures are concerned, this government is failing and if you look at support from donors it is clearly we are at the mercy of donors and we thank the donors for their support.
Shame shame indeed. At 52 years of independence we are only allocating 25% of funding to the heath sector and spending billions on state residences, some of which are hardly used. Spend millions on large presidential convoys,.Budgeting on bunqouet halls etc when our medical institutions are crumbling. The heath of a nation, should be among the top priorities of a good government. Kamuzu built nice hospitals almost every district. Today, those hospitals are dilapidated. There is no maintenance. Basic supplies for patients like bedding, are not there. let alone medicines. Patients bring their own bedding. Mr minister, take an announced visits to the hospitals and seen for yourself first hand what is on the ground.
THAT’S WHAT WE GET FOR BEING RULED BY GREEDY BUNCH OF SELFISH THIEVES!!
Bakili kutukwana. Bakili Buluzi munthu wowononga and I were Atupele I would change my surname. Working with dpp is the worst thing you have done. Wadya nawo K145 million ya Zameer.
Malawi has been destroyed by 2 families. The Muluzis and Muntharikas.
DPP and UDF should not have a place in Malawi. They need to go.
Malawi is not poor. We cannot continue depending on donations.
Rich countries have donated in Malawi but nothing has changed. The money goes into a baseless bucket channelled to politician pockets.
There is money in Malawi. Politians who were poor are now billionaires and their wealth cannot be explained. There is no accountability.
The President is aware of how corrupt the parastatals are abusing the finances and he opts to keep quiet that explain a multitude.
ESCOM the figures of lost fuel are rising but the President says nothing.
The prices of Electricity still rising Black outs getting worse to the point of the Surgeon performing a delicate procedure using a mobile phone light. Still the president remains mute. He is out of touch and i wonder if indeed he is incharge of the Country.
When some colonies demands money for compensation he wakes up and authorizes billions to be paid.
This is the country where kids are still learning under the tree. Walls falling over and killing innocent children.
What will boasting about a best speech to UN going to benefit Malawians.
Be human.
The money will come but can this government be trusted to build schools or the money will end up in their bedrooms?
Malawians lets not allow UDF and DPP continue destroying our beautiful country.
I wish there was a programme where people will be sending pictures or videos of schools to show there out of touch Politians the realities and hardships Malawians are facing.
Isn’t this what everyone is crying about. Our ministers were Gucci suits while presiding over hospitals that can’t even afford a decent meal for their patients. Are you surprised? This country is a sham. Too many dishonest people in high places
It is pathetic !!! And then Mr Maliseche tells the world that Malawi can survive without donor money and that he can transform Malawi into Europe !…..,,,,I can’t wait to vote these fools out
Mhu
Wake up Malawians, these two families from Machinga and Thyolo has ruined us and take us for granted. Their alliance is for personal benefits and not for us poor Malawians. Let us vote them out once and for all. Bingu was selfish so is Muluzi senior who is remoting his son political moves.
this Muluzi thinks kuti Malawians we are kufuna kuti pusisa they were saying that we are running without donor budget now this is what he is telling us, his father had ten years now also himself what’s again to rule us another ten year ngati ufumuu
But the news you are spreading out there is that APM has managed to run this country without donor support.
Chilungamo ndi chiti bambo Atupele
How committed is the government if it only spends 25% of its budget on health care? kapena when is it going to show the commitment you are talking about.? No wonder our hospitals today are death traps
Most Malawis budgets go to the president and his wife, ministers and their cars, ex presidents and vice presidents, presidential political advisors, judges and their cars, statutory chiefs executives and their cars, presidential convoy, fisp program and food aid to the same beneficiaries of fisp program. The list of drainers of Malawi budget is endless. By the end of the day ndalama zathu sizioneka komwe zimapita. Tangible developments we can see everywhere are donor funded, Zinazo ngongole adzabweze ndi ana athu who will not eeven benefit from such projects. Mayo dziko langa!
True that , dziko lomvetsa chisoni .God help us .We need heavenly sent leaders ndithu .
Have you seen Zimbabwe, Nadutsamo? If APM and Dada Gondwe had not done well, Malawi economy would have sank like Zimbabwe. So try and appreciate what the DPP government has done without donors.
Atupere zip up your rotten mouth. Anthu odzikonda inu, anyapapi….do you think Malawi belongs to two familez of Muluzis and Mutharikas? Shupit…..
We are like all of us are at the orphanage centre seeking humanitarian assistance from the founders. The truth is that all of us pay hefty taxes which most the money is used in Lilongwe and very little in developing other regions. I wish each region could have its own tax collection account for which money will be used to finance projects at regional level. The North, Centre, East and South. We all generate tax money, but the lion’s share goes to the Capital City at the expense of other regions. The second problem is “Corruption”. Katangale wafika pochitititsa manyazi kwambiri. You go to the following Govt agencies and observe what actually happens against what is being preached:
1. Police
2. Judiciary
3. Immigration
4. Road Traffic
5 City Council i.e licences issuance, plots allocation, other fees, etc
6. MRA
These are just few examples of the rotten systems in Malawi. Malawians are all dead except the rich and politicians.
You are obviously utm or some other opposition. The man is talking fact and you baboon want to come with your shit. Watch the space. See who has the last laugh.