The government’s total Covid-19 expenditure related to the health and social sectors, has topped MVR two billion.

According to latest statistics publicized by the Ministry of Finance on Monday, the total health and social expenses reached MVR 2,049.6 million by August 12.

Between August 5 – 12, expenditure related to health social sectors saw a three percent increase from the week before. During the review period, there were no additional disbursements made under the Economic Response Package.

Finance ministry revealed that 34.1 percent of the total health and social spending was committed spending during the review period.

During the review period Indhira Gandhi Memorial Hospital registered the highest spending under the government’s expenditure towards Covid-19 health and social response efforts, a majority of which covered supplies and requisites for service provision. The second highest contributor was identified by the ministry as the Ministry of Health.

Further, the total expenses linked to the economic response efforts recorded by August 12 sits at MVR 1,772.8 million, unchanged from the week prior.

As per the latest figures, the highest expenditure thus far has been registered by the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA), at MVR 868.9 million. The top contribution by NDMA was for supplies and requisites for service provision at MVR 363.6 million.

The Ministry of Health remains the second highest contributor for the Covid-19 social and health response efforts, having spent a total of MVR 756.3 million of which MVR 518.5 million was for supplies and requisites for service provision.

Out of the MVR 191.8 million IGMH has spent so far on health and social response efforts since it began, MVR 163.5 million was for supplies and requisites for service provision.

Maldives National Defense Force (MNDF) has spent MVR 67.6 million overall, out of which MVR 48.4 million was for employee wages and MVR 16 million for supplies and requisites.

Throughout the response efforts, the Maldives Police Service (MPS) has spent a total of MVR 31.6 million thus far of which MVR 27.4 million was for employee allowances.

Further, the National Social Protection Agency (NSPA) has also spent MVR 43.6 million, for grants, contributions and subsidies.

The National Drug Agency has contributed MVR 1.4 million in the health and social expenses, whereas the Hulhumalé Hospital has spent MVR 2.9 million by August 12.

MVR 40.8 million out of the total health and social expenses was from the Ministry of National Planning, Housing and Infrastructure. The Maldives Immigration has also spent MVR 900,000. Other contributors include the Ministry of Higher Education having spent MVR 3.3 million, the Ministry of Tourism with MVR 29.2 million in expenses and the Gender Ministry at MVR 4.5 million in expenses. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has thus far spent MVR 6.8 million, all on grants, contributions and subsidies.

Government institutions have thus far spent a total of MVR 1,058.7 million on supplies and requisites for service provision, MVR 202.5 million for operational services as well as MVR 201.8 million for capital equipment and MVR 170.1 million for allowances to employees.