Newslex Point News in Uganda, Uganda news
On Saturday, MPs visited the airport and met officials from the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA). In May, health officials set up a Covid-19 testing centre at Peniel Beach hotel located about a kilometre away from the airport.
Travellers from ten countries including India, Kenya, and the USA among others use this testing centre. The ministry added that three private laboratories are the ones carrying out the tests.
The labs, in particular, are Safari Laboratory, Test and Fly, and Case Hospital.
The chairperson of the committee, Dr Michael Bukenya says the MoH and non-private laboratories should do the testing. He gave a reason that in this way, they are able to protect the credibility of port health systems.
Bukenya said they discovered that the same labs are charging Shs 150,000 at Malaba border point. But they charge in excess of Shs 300,000 at Entebbe for the same tests.
He further said the Ministry should explain how and why it hired private labs to test travellers at the airport. He said an investigation into how the labs were awarded contracts needs to be commenced immediately.
‘’We have established that there are weaknesses because people who have been found positive are sent on home-based care.
They are symptomless and then there is no one who monitors them from home. Those are all challenges,’’ Bukenya said.
Check Also;
- Museveni Disbands Top Management At Uganda Airlines Over Corruption
- Mbale Hospital Denies Receiving Ambulances From Ministry Of Health
- Ministry Of Health Seeks Shs593 Billion To Purchase More Covid Vaccines
Please use the button below to contribute to Newslex Point, Inc. using a credit card or via PayPal.
![[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)
