Indhira Gandhi Memorial Hospital (IGMH) registered a majority of expenses towards Covid-19 health and social efforts in the first week of October.

Latest statistics publicized by the Ministry of Finance reveal that the government’s expenditure towards Covid-19 response efforts reached MVR 3,896.2 million by October 7.

Of this, the total expenditure related to the health and social sectors sat at MVR 2,122.8 million by October 7, with the total economic response expenditure remaining unchanged at MVR 1,773.4 million.

According to the ministry, the total expenses made towards health and social efforts from October 1 – 7 was an increase of 0.4 percent in comparison to the previous week.

Out of the total health and social efforts expenses, 33.3 percent was committed spending and a majority of IGMH’s expenses covered supplies, requisites and service provision.

The next significant spending was by National Social Protection Agency (NSPA) on grants, contributions and subsidies.

Government institutions have thus far spent a total of MVR 1,110.7 million for supplies and requisites to provide services, MVR 201.9 million for capital equipment as well as MVR 205.5 million for operational services. Other expenses include MVR 177.4 million in allowances for employees, MVR 164.9 million for grants, contributions and subsidies as well as MVR 102 million as supplies and requisites.

Out of the MVR 196.1 million IMGH has spent so far on health and social response efforts since it began, MVR 168.2 million was for supplies and requisites for service provision, MVR 12.2 million was for operational services, MVR 10 million for supplies and requisites, MVR five million for capital equipment and MVR 800,000 for repairs and maintenance.

Since the health and social recovery efforts began, the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) has registered a total of MVR 868.5 million out of which MVR 363.6 million was for supplies and requisites for service provision.

Out of the MVR 813.4 million the Ministry of Health has spent so far on health and social response efforts since it began, MVR 565.3 million was for supplies and requisites for service provision.

Throughout the response efforts, the Maldives Police Service (MPS) has spent a total of MVR 31.7 million thus far, and the National Social Protection Agency has contributed MVR 53.5 million as grants contributions and subsidies.

MVR 40.9 million out of the total health and social expenses was from the Ministry of National Planning and Infrastructure and MVR 67.6 million from the Maldives National Defense Force (MNDF).

Other contributors include the Ministry of Higher Education having spent MVR 3.3 million, the National Drug Agency having spent MVR 1.9 million, the Ministry of Tourism with MVR 29.2 in expenses, the Gender Ministry at MVR 4.6 million in expenses. The Foreign Ministry also spent MVR 6.8 million, and the Maldives Immigration, MVR 900,000 and the Hulhumalé Hospital with MVR 4.5 million.