Malawi Public Expenditure Review 2020 - Strengthening Expenditure for Human Capital - December 2020

Jul 19, 2026

Malawi Public Expenditure Review 2020 assesses how public spending can be strengthened to improve human capital outcomes. The review outlines leadership and sector teams covering education, health, and social protection, and documents technical and peer review inputs. It also describes collaboration and financing support, including work supported through the Global Financing Facility for Women, Children and Adolescents, and notes the report’s basis in information current as of November 2020.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryResearch & Report

FormatPDF

Pages166

Reading Time6 h 58 min

AccessFree to download

Acknowledgements

Education review team

Health review team

Social protection review team

Intergovernmental fiscal transfer and service delivery review

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Pub lic Disclosure Authorized Pub lic Disclosure Authorized Pub lic Disclosure Authorized Pub lic Disclosure Authorized Malawi Public Expenditure Review 2020: Strengthening Expenditure for Human Capital December 2020 Acknowledgements This public expenditure review was led by a team comprising Patrick Hettinger (Senior Economist, TTL), with sector chapter leads Salman Asim and Nobuyuki Tanaka (Education), Collins Chansa (Health), Colin Andrews (Social Protection), and Musharraf Cyan (Fiscal Transfers) . The core team also included Yalenga Nyirenda (Consultant), Tamara Mughogho (Consultant), and Laston Manja (Consultant) . The Education review was written by a core team led by Salman Asim (Senior Economist) and Nobuyuki Tanaka (Economist), and included Kebede Feda (Senior Economist), Innocent Mulindwa (Senior Education Specialist), Ravinder Casley Gera (Consultant), Mofioluwasademi Ayobami Odunowo (Consultant), and Tanya June Savrimootoo (Economist) . Technical inputs were also provided by Lizzie Chiwaula (Consultant), Polycarp Otieno (Consultant), Karishma Silva (Consultant), Laston Manja (Consultant), and Christopher Burningham (Consultant) . The peer reviewer was Quentin Wodon (Lead Economist) . The health review was prepared by a core team led by Collins Chansa (Senior Economist) and Katelyn Jison Yoo (WBG Analyst), with technical support and guidance from Dominic Nkhoma (Consultant), Mariam Ally (Senior Economist), Moritz Piatti (Senior Economist), Collins Owen Francisco Zamawe (Consultant), Toni Lee Kuguru (Health Specialist), Pia Schneider (Lead Economist), and Angela Zeleza (Consultant) . From the Ministry of Health and Population, we would like to thank Gerald Manthalu, Pakwanja Desiree Tewa, and Kate Langwe. The Peer Reviewers were Owen K Smith (Senior Economist) and Ellen Van De Poel (Senior Economist) . The health chapter was financed by the Global Financing Facility for Women, Children and Adolescents (GFF) . The GFF is a multi-stakeholder partnership hosted in the World Bank that supports country-led efforts to improve the health of women, children and adolescents. The GFF supports 36 low and lower-middle income countries with catalytic financing and technical assistance to develop and implement prioritized national health plans and to maximize the use of domestic financing and external support to scale up access to affordable, quality care and achieve better, more sustainable health results. Since the GFF was founded in 2015, partner countries have made significant progress to improve maternal and child health. The Social Protection review was written by a core team led by Colin Andrews (Senior Economist), and included Ivan Drabek (Sr. Operations Officer), Chipo Msowoya (Social Protection Specialist), Boban Paul (Economist), Claudia Rodriguez Alas (Economist) and Edward Archibald (Consultant)) . Technical inputs were also provided by Niall Kelleher (Consultant) . The task was carried out under the overall guidance of Dena Ringold (former Practice Manager) and Robert S. Chase (Practice Manager) . The team is grateful for data collection and research assistance from Laston Manja. The peer reviewers were Ramya Sundaram (Senior Economist) and Silas Udahemuka (Human Development Specialist) . The team gratefully acknowledges development partners who provided data including UNICEF, the World Food Programme (WFP), the European Union (EU), and Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) . The Intergovernmental Fiscal Transfer System and Service Delivery review was prepared by a core team including Musharraf Cyan (Consultant and Field Work Lead), Michael Roscitt (Public Sector Specialist), Debbie Isser (Lead Governance Specialist), Douglas Porter (Governance Consultant) Atamandike Chingwanda (Health Consultant), Lizzie Chiwaula (Education Consultant), and Bauyrzhan Yedgenov (Data Analysis Consultant) . The team is grateful for the research collaboration the National Local Government Finance

FAQs

What is the main purpose of the Malawi Public Expenditure Review 2020?

It focuses on strengthening expenditure for human capital in Malawi, with sector reviews covering education, health, and social protection.

Who led the report and what sector chapters were covered?

The review was led by a team including Patrick Hettinger, with sector chapter leads for Education (Salman Asim and Nobuyuki Tanaka), Health (Collins Chansa), and Social Protection (Colin Andrews), among others.

How was the health chapter supported and reviewed?

The health chapter received technical support and guidance from multiple contributors and was financed by the Global Financing Facility for Women, Children and Adolescents (GFF), with peer review participation noted in the acknowledgements.

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