Public Spending In Health Sector in Malawi
Malawi’s economic growth has been low and volatile for the past two decades, leading to stagnating high poverty levels. The Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic will negatively affected economic growth leading to lower government revenue. Despite low pe...
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okr-10986-361312021-08-17T05:11:01Z Public Spending In Health Sector in Malawi Chansa, Collins Yoo, Katelyn Jison Nkhoma, Dominic Piatti, Moritz Ally, Mariam Kuguru, Toni Lee Borrazzo, John Hettinger, Patrick Zamawe, Collins Owen Francisco Schneider, Pia HEALTH SECTOR PERFORMANCE HEALTH EXPENDITURE PUBLIC FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT ACCESS TO HEALTH SERVICES Malawi’s economic growth has been low and volatile for the past two decades, leading to stagnating high poverty levels. The Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic will negatively affected economic growth leading to lower government revenue. Despite low per capita growth, Malawi has made strong progress in many areas of human capital development since 2000. Notwithstanding the above, Malawi still faces considerable gaps in human capital, which will impede its ability to reduce poverty in the medium term. Malawi lags behind in some health and nutrition outcomes, including HIV and malaria prevalence. Strengthening human capital in Malawi will be critical to reduce poverty, increase inclusion in society, and create jobs. The World Bank launched a new Human capital index (HCI) in October 2018 as part of its broader Human capital project. One factor that contributes to low human capital outcomes is Malawi’s adolescent fertility rate, one of the highest rates of in the world, with 132 births per 1,000 women aged 15-19. The main underlying cause for the high adolescent fertility rate is the high rate of child marriage. The government is making efforts to strengthen human capital. To strengthen human capital in the face of limited fiscal space, Malawi needs to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of government and donor spending on human capital. To address this problem, there is need to integrate financial reporting systems at district and central government levels. This will enhance government’s ability to monitor and evaluate expenditure and program implementation across sectors. 2021-08-16T18:56:03Z 2021-08-16T18:56:03Z 2020-12 Report http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/327741628496404356/Public-Spending-In-Health-Sector-in-Malawi http://hdl.handle.net/10986/36131 English CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Economic & Sector Work Economic & Sector Work :: Public Expenditure Review Africa Africa Eastern and Southern (AFE) Malawi |
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HEALTH SECTOR PERFORMANCE HEALTH EXPENDITURE PUBLIC FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT ACCESS TO HEALTH SERVICES Chansa, Collins Yoo, Katelyn Jison Nkhoma, Dominic Piatti, Moritz Ally, Mariam Kuguru, Toni Lee Borrazzo, John Hettinger, Patrick Zamawe, Collins Owen Francisco Schneider, Pia Public Spending In Health Sector in Malawi |
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Malawi’s economic growth has been low
and volatile for the past two decades, leading to stagnating
high poverty levels. The Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic
will negatively affected economic growth leading to lower
government revenue. Despite low per capita growth, Malawi
has made strong progress in many areas of human capital
development since 2000. Notwithstanding the above, Malawi
still faces considerable gaps in human capital, which will
impede its ability to reduce poverty in the medium term.
Malawi lags behind in some health and nutrition outcomes,
including HIV and malaria prevalence. Strengthening human
capital in Malawi will be critical to reduce poverty,
increase inclusion in society, and create jobs. The World
Bank launched a new Human capital index (HCI) in October
2018 as part of its broader Human capital project. One
factor that contributes to low human capital outcomes is
Malawi’s adolescent fertility rate, one of the highest rates
of in the world, with 132 births per 1,000 women aged 15-19.
The main underlying cause for the high adolescent fertility
rate is the high rate of child marriage. The government is
making efforts to strengthen human capital. To strengthen
human capital in the face of limited fiscal space, Malawi
needs to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of
government and donor spending on human capital. To address
this problem, there is need to integrate financial reporting
systems at district and central government levels. This will
enhance government’s ability to monitor and evaluate
expenditure and program implementation across sectors. |
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Chansa, Collins Yoo, Katelyn Jison Nkhoma, Dominic Piatti, Moritz Ally, Mariam Kuguru, Toni Lee Borrazzo, John Hettinger, Patrick Zamawe, Collins Owen Francisco Schneider, Pia |
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Chansa, Collins Yoo, Katelyn Jison Nkhoma, Dominic Piatti, Moritz Ally, Mariam Kuguru, Toni Lee Borrazzo, John Hettinger, Patrick Zamawe, Collins Owen Francisco Schneider, Pia |
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Public Spending In Health Sector in Malawi |
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Public Spending In Health Sector in Malawi |
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Public Spending In Health Sector in Malawi |
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Public Spending In Health Sector in Malawi |
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World Bank, Washington, DC |
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2021 |
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