This budget brief explores the extent to which the FY2019/20 National Budget addresses health financing needs of citizens in Malawi, especially children. Specifically, it analyzes the size, composition and equity of allocations to the health sector in FY2019/20. The brief concludes with a set of recommendations on how the Government of Malawi can increase and improve the quality of public spending on health, including by enhancing efficiency, effectiveness and equity in the allocation and utilization of health sector resources to benefit Malawians.