In a bid to improve the dwindling of service delivery in the country’s public health facilities, the Human Resources for Health Coalition (HRHC) says commercial entities including banks and private companies should start adopting public health hospitals and clinics.
This comes amid shortage of drugs and medical supplies in public health facilities that through HRHC initiative private, business persons will take responsibilities in providing quality health services to the public.
The HRH coalition which is comprised of Malawi Health Equity Network (Mehn), Cordaid, Uchembere Network, Paramedics and Allied Health Workers Association (PAHWA), National Organization of Nurses and Midwives (NONM), Malawi Congress of Trade Union (MCTU and Medical Doctors Union of Malawi (MDUM) has been meeting commercial
institutions in the three regions of the country exposing challenges the sector is facing for possible action.
Speaking in an interview with The Maravi Post on Monday in the capital Lilongwe, after the half day interface which the coalition had with private health sector, Dorothy Ngoma, HRHC’s Chairperson said time was ripe for commercial entities to start supporting public hospitals with finances for bailing out their challenges.
“The public health sector is facing numerous challenges including inadequate essential equipment, huge workload, insufficient of staff’s houses, poor salaries which are contributing to the collapsing of public health service delivery.
“It’s unfortunate that the public health sector is encountering such hiccups yet cosines are posting huge profits. This the reason we are courting them to take responsibility of supporting public health facilities through insurances, people contribute to their monthly incomes”, said Ngoma.
Human Resources for Health Coalition was established to identify major challenges public health sector is facing towards formulation a continuous lobbying and advocacy campaign for the uplifting of lowering standards in Malawi.
