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Among the invited attendees was Dr Wilson Etolu who played a vital role at Soroti Regional Hospital. They prayed for him and commended his tireless efforts in tending to the sick during the pandemic.
“The diocese appreciates the role you and your team played as diligent handmaids of God in fighting for the lives of our people,” the church said.
“Given the prevalent situation then, most of them (COVID-19 victims) were not accorded a befitting send-off. There is a need to hold a commemoration mass for them all,” the church said in a statement.
Teso Coach buses proprietor Fasutine Etilu, is among the victims remembered during Saturday’s mass.
The State Minister for Fisheries, Hellen Adoa and Forum for Democratic Change president, Eng. Patrick Amuriat attended the mass. Also, the Soroti City Woman MP, Joan Alobo graced the day with her presence. People from Teso, Lango, Karamoja and Bugisu attended the prayers led by Bishop Joseph Eciru Oliach.
As it is known, Covid-19 emerged from Wuhan China after people started getting sick with an unknown pneumonia. This marked the start of a new infectious disease, later identified as a new type of coronavirus named SARS-CoV-2.
Scientists at the World Health Organization (WHO) then named the disease caused by the virus ‘coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19).
WHO declared the COVID-19 outbreak a public health emergency that caused international concern. The whole world consequently went into lockdown aiming to end the spread of a virus that later killed 6,978,175 people. The death toll is according to WHO data as of November 19th, 2023.
In Uganda, the virus claimed a total of 3,632 lives out of the 171,983 people who contracted the virus. Three years after the outbreak, the world is still feeling the pain, loneliness and trauma.
These are still fresh in the minds of the families whose relatives succumbed to COVID-19.
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- WHO Shows Hope Of Ending Covid-19 In 2023
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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)
