TACOSODE: The government should improve the collection of domestic revenue in order to raise the health budget
All photos by Friday Simbaya. IRINGA: Tanzania Council for Social Development (TACOSODE) Executive Director, Theofrida Kapinga said the government should improve the collection of domestic revenue, in order to raise the health budget, particularly for HIV/AIDS, maternal health, pregnant women and infants. She said that the government should be committed to collect domestic revenue and prevent embezzlement of public funds in order to improve the health sector, rather than depending on donor funds which sometime come with strings or sometimes it doesn’t come at all. Kapinga made the statement on Friday last week during a one day panel discussion held in Iringa, involving officials from medical stores department (MSD), district Medical Officer’s office, health facilities in charges and media members. The panel discussion was meant to discuss the sustainable ways for supplying family planning drugs and medical supplies. She observe...