Malawi: Malawi Hospitals Urged to Open Paying Wards After K280m Boost At Kasungu
[Nyasa Times] Malawi's Health Minister Madalitso Baloyi has called on district councils across the country to set up paying wards in their hospitals, insisting the scheme is helping to raise vital funds for the struggling public health sector.
Malawi's Health Minister, Madalitso Baloyi, has urged district councils to establish paying wards in hospitals nationwide to generate additional revenue for the struggling public health sector. The initiative, launched under the Governance to Enable Service Delivery (GESD) Project, aims to give hospitals an extra income stream to improve services.
Baloyi emphasized that paying wards are not meant to replace the free healthcare system but to bolster it. The Government, in collaboration with the American government, plans to hire 2,500 health practitioners in August and September to tackle staff shortages. In Kasungu District, the new paying ward at the hospital has already generated K280 million in revenue since its opening, helping to purchase essential medical supplies and create new jobs.
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