Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Health has disputed accountability flaws in the procurement and nationwide distribution of non-medical masks meant to curb the spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19). The flaws are highlighted in a report by the Budget Monitoring and Accountability Unit in the Ministry of …
Read More »130 districts receive face masks for candidate learners
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Schools in 130 districts have received face masks for candidates in P7, S.4 and S.6 as a measure to observe the standard operating procedures that were put in place by government before the reopening. This follows the presidential directive to the ministry of education …
Read More »Kitgum receives 15,000 face masks for learners
Kitgum, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Kitgum district has received 15,352 face masks from the Ministry of Health for candidates and finalists in primary, secondary schools and tertiary institutions. The face masks were delivered in fulfillment of a pledge made by the Ministry of Education to aid learners as classes …
Read More »LCI chairpersons in Kitgum faulted for inflating numbers of face masks beneficiaries
Kitgum, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | LCI Chairpersons in Kitgum District have been faulted for inflating the number of beneficiaries to receive free face masks from the government. Last week, the Ministry of Health delivered 177,340 face masks to be distributed among the locals in the district to boost the …
Read More »Kagadi district receives 341,197 face masks
Kagadi, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Health has delivered 341,197 face masks to Kagadi district. This is the first batch of face masks to be delivered to the district ever since the outbreak of COVID-19 in the country in March. The distribution of face masks is part of …
Read More »NRM supporters in Iganga fault gov’t over failure to distribute face masks
Iganga, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The National Resistance Movement-NRM party supporters in Iganga district on Friday blamed the government for failure to distribute free face masks. The voters who were participating in the NRM party elections for Kigulu South constituency were also concerned about the lack of temperature guns, …
Read More »Mukono Diocese turns Nakanyonyi conference hall into face mask factory
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Mukono Diocese has decided to use one of its biggest conference centers to produce face masks to generate income for the diocese and create employment for its flock during the lockdown. The center is found in the Diocesan Entrepreneurship Center at Nakanyonyi in Nabbaale sub-county …
Read More »Government free masks to have manufacturer logos
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Health (MOH) has directed manufacturers to label, all government face masks with their company logos. The directive comes amidst numerous complaints about the poor quality of free masks recently distributed by the government. Health Minister Dr Jane Ruth Aceng said on Monday …
Read More »Kampala leaders demand for more masks after residents missed out
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Several leaders around Kampala are appealing for more face masks from the government. They say that the number of masks sent to their areas is insufficient for the population size and many of their residents have not been covered. The government had set …
Read More »Kigezi leaders question govt’s failure to deliver face masks
Kigezi , Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Leaders in border districts in the Kigezi region have questioned the failure by the Ministry of Health to deliver face masks to the area. They say that the area’s proximity to Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo increases the risk for the people …
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