Ministry of Finance confirms that the government of Maldives has spent MVR3,882.1 million (MVR3.88 billion) on Covid-19 related efforts so far.
Moreover, as per the state body the total health and social spending as of 16th September stood at MVR2,108.7 million (MVR2.1 billion), which observed just a 0.09% increase from the week before. During the review period, 34.1% of the total health and social spending has been committed-spending.
In terms of week-on-week spending, Hulhumale’ Hospital registered the highest spending compared to its peers.
On the other hand, the total economic response spending, as in total disbursements made to Economic Response Plan schemes stood at MVR1,773.4 million; which remains unchanged from the previous week.
Meanwhile, the cumulative spending shows that Ministry of Health had spent MVR805.9 million towards Covid-19 related efforts so far, making it the strongest spending department on an overall capacity.