MoH budget shoots up by 18.3%

Making the presentation in Parliament on Wednesday, the minister asked for an additional P806,871,360 or 18.3 percent of this year’s recurrent budget, bringing the ministry’s proposed recurrent budget to a total of P5,223,221,960.

Dr Seakgosing said that the increase is motivated by a number of factors such as the approval of the proposed positions for the teaching hospital and IHS output, increase in employer portion of medical aid premiums, maintenance of health facilities buildings and equipment, provision for ARV therapy first line drug and replacement of some boarded vehicles.