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The acting District Health Officer (DHO), Anna Opio revealed this while meeting members of the Parliamentary Covid-19 taskforce.
MP Christopher Komakech attributed the high positivity rate to the use of home-based care.
‘’Imagine a father or mother who tests positive sharing a hut with the children. Is this self-isolation?’’ Komakech said.
Obwoya Fearless, the LCV of the district said the situation is made worse with lack of doctors at the Pajule Health Centre IV. Meanwhile, this is the only health facility in the district.
‘’Pader is hard to reach and hard to stay district. Despite the bad roads, we continue to refer our patients to Gulu Referral Hospital which is more than 100km away,’’ Obwoya said.
Emmanuel Ongiertho who represents Jonam County asked local leaders to stop politicking and join the police to enforce SOPs.
The DHO in Lamwo, Dr. Denis Omoyar Ochula informed the Parliament task force that they have tested 4,277 people.
Out of all those, 263 turned up with positive results of Covid-19. He added that Lamwo district received 3,240 doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine.
3,338 people were vaccinated with the first dose and only 610 people for the second jab.
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![[dropcap]A[/dropcap] section of women in Bugongo parish and Nawangaiza parish in Nawandala Sub County, Iganga District have decried the near-impossible terms set for them to access GROW funds. They have now petitioned their woman member of parliament for Iganga Hon. Kauma Sauda Alibaawo to ask the government for revised terms and conditions. This is to enable them to benefit from the program. The disgruntled women accuse the implementers of the program of charging the money. They are also asking for their land titles and land agreements. They said that such properties are governed by their husbands. These, therefore want the government through their woman MP to intervene and revise the requirements for one to benefit. The women were on Wednesday at Namabwere primary school in Nawandala Sub County. They had gathered in their respective groups to receive over 300 chickens from Hon Alibaawo in her campaign to improve the livelihood of women in Iganga district. Each group was given 50 chicken as start-up capital in their journey to prosperity. Read what some leaders said; Ms Naigambi Lydia from Nawandala Trading Centre says, “They solicited money from us through opening bank accounts and depositing Shs80,000. They also asked for land titles and land agreements from us yet we don’t have such things. I was informed that I needed to have a business with a capital of Shs4m yet my capital was very small.” The chairperson Kisoboka Saving Group in Nawandala Ms. Nakagolo Faith said they were not able to join the program. This is given the many conditions attached. She also asked their woman MP to raise their concerns to the relevant offices. The MP condemned the mode of implementation of the program. She cited that it has turned to benefit the well-off class of women other than the intended group. She further asked the government to intervene saying the current strings attached to the programme are very tight to accommodate a common woman. GROW project is a Government of Uganda initiative that arose out of the need to respond to the needs of women entrepreneurs. This is especially those who want to grow their businesses, sustain their self-employment and create more jobs. Check Also; Iganga District NRM Leaders Urge Museveni To Fulfill Election Promises Of 2021 International Women's Day: Celebrating Progress Towards Equality](https://i0.wp.com/newslexpoint.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Iganga-women-decry-tough-terms-to-access-GROW-funds-e1731738339732.jpg?resize=300%2C160&ssl=1)
