As a plan exclusive of its accomplishment relics a dream which never turns factual.So is a government initiative without resources that only twirls to be a political ambition than a reality to its beneficiaries.There goes the story of Peoples Party perpetuated foundation stone laying ceremony for maternity wings construction/extension under the presidential initiative on safemotherhood in Malawi.
In the midst of no doubt, Malawi is virtually facing a lot of tribulations economically.This is not alone disturbing the operations of the government but also having a massive blow on the cost of living among the general populance in Malawi. There have been major blockages being faced by our nation primarily the sectors of healthy, agriculture and education .Nethertheless, this piece of writing will focus on the heathy sector with a bias on safemotherhood.
Since the Peoples Party admnistration of Joyce Banda took effect in April 2012.One of the key areas that the rulling party stressed on was the upgrading of the health service in the country. The subject matter to safe motherhood became a cornerstone of Peoples Party to reduce cases of maternal fatality.Efforts have been made and being made but from my point of view, the rulling party has gone off side with the safemotherhood initiative.
To shade more light, just recently, the state president of the Republic of Malawi ,madam Joyce Banda and her rulling Peoples Party have been laying foundation stones for construction or extending of martenity wings in some parts of the country as one way of gratifying her dream to guarantee safe giving of birth in pregnant women.Despite that effort,at present the Ministry of health in Malawi is experiencing a lot of challenges such as being deficient of adequate medicine supplies in hospitals,lack of enough medical staff,lack of sufficient funds allocation for locum/admnistration,lack of medical equipments,lighting problems and more in particular, little money mearnt for medical staff personell salaries which hardly withstands the current cost of living with the economic position Malawi is in.
Bearing those challenges in mind and continued dreams with safemotherhood.It could have been much better if Joyce Banda and her Peoples Party could first address the challenges that are being faced by the health sector with the little the country has than persue her political gain and fame starting new projects that may end up in limbo and having no impact on the life of a poor Malawian in the rural area who cannot afford to go to a paying health facility.As Malawi has not stabilized economically to address such challenges completely, the Peoples Party might succesfully construct these martenal wings but in return the problems in the health sector continuing to persist on the ground.
With such problems as outlined previously in the Ministry of health.One painfull revelation to Joyce Banda and her Peoples Party will be that: “no matter how many foundation stones they may lay in readness of constructing martenity wings even in all the heathy centers in Malawi but as far as the Ministry of Health in Malawi continue facing those problem then all their efforts are meaningless and a mere wastage of time and resources”.
Devoid of the Peoples Party addressing those challenges and continue laying millions of foundation stones,it will only be the bootlickers and orange intellectuals that will clap hands,ululate and chant amayi chiongolero <a woman on a steering wheel> while the rest of Malawians will laugh off and discret you further.Therefore, my last words are that,if “PEOPLES PARTY- SAFEMOTHERHOOD INITIATIVE CONTINUES WITH NO RESOURCE ALLOCATION AND ADDRESSING THE PROBLEMS IN THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH THEN THE INITIATIVE IS MEANINGLESS”.
I remain Magede Si Wandale at a distance Observing and watching every movement and word that comes out of your mouth whether censored or uncesored.
By: Magede Si Wandale
Email: magedesiwandale@gmail.com
Website: http://magedesiwandale.blogspot.com
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