Malawi is rolling out plans to build over 20 health facilities after the Parliamentary Committee on Health chair, Anthony Masamba, gave props to the government for keeping old projects alive despite less donor money coming in. Health Minister Madalitso Baloyi told lawmakers that most hospitals were built ages ago and can't handle the country's population boom, with some people traveling 30 kilometers when policy says they should only go seven max.
The ministry is teaming up with development partners to throw up new health centers and turn existing ones into rural hospitals where it makes sense. Baloyi confirmed the Presidential Initiative for Maternal Health is backing the construction push across different districts.
Masamba pointed out that health development needs to stay out of political beef, and the government should keep building on what previous administrations started. He warned that making healthcare too expensive would lock out vulnerable populations even if more facilities get built.
The ministry is teaming up with development partners to throw up new health centers and turn existing ones into rural hospitals where it makes sense. Baloyi confirmed the Presidential Initiative for Maternal Health is backing the construction push across different districts.
Masamba pointed out that health development needs to stay out of political beef, and the government should keep building on what previous administrations started. He warned that making healthcare too expensive would lock out vulnerable populations even if more facilities get built.
