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The arrangements, however, had previously been agreed upon with China in advance.
‘’I am very disappointed with this news. I have been in contact with senior Chinese officials. And I have once again made clear that the mission is a priority for WHO and the international team’’. WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom told reporters in Geneva on Tuesday.
He said the World Health Organization was eager to get the mission underway as soon as possible. He also said he had been given assurances Beijing was speeding up the internal procedure for ‘’the earliest possible deployment.’’
Where the problem started
There was an issue with the visas and also one of the team members had already returned home. The other member was waiting in transit in a third country.
WHO officials have long been negotiating with Beijing to allow a team of global scientists access to key sites. They want to investigate the origin of the virus – first discovered in Wuhan in December 2019. They also want to determine its likely jump from an unidentified host species to humans.
The United States and Australia have led the charge in criticizing China’s handling of the initial stages of the pandemic. They accused Beijing of downplaying its severity and preventing an effective response until too late.
As the WHO Covid team prepares to embark, Chinese officials and state media have questioned the virus’s origins. They say more and more research suggests that the pandemic was likely caused by separate outbreaks in multiple places around the world.
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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)
