Deborah Niwamanya, the acting senior hospital administrator says the unclaimed bodies are creating a health threat to the community living near the mortuary.
Parliament enacted the HIV Prevention and Control Act in 2014. The law was operationalized in 2018 enabling the government to levy 2 percent of total annual tax levies on alcohol and soft drinks to generate 9.149 billion Shillings to be channeled to the Trust Fund.
Authorities have since deployed heavily along the common borders to control the movement of people as one of the measures to contain the disease. Although Rwandan nationals usually cross freely into Ugandan territory, today, they were blocked by military and police personnel and ordered to return to Rwanda.
According to Byamukama, they decided to contact the Health Ministry Spokesperson, Emmanuel Ainebyona, Kabale District Health Educator, Alfred Besigensi, and Kabale Resident district commissioner, Godfrey Nyakahuma for help.
Enos Kyarimpa, the head of the Accidents and Emergencies department at Kabale Regional Referral Hospital, says despite registering more than 20 emergencies on a daily basis at the facility, they are in a big crisis of transfer stretchers and wheelchairs.
Dr. Brian Arinaitwe, the Assistant Director of the State House Health Monitoring Unit, says that their investigations conducted mid-this month proved that 1200 out of the 20,000 mama kits supplied by NMS are uncounted for. Arinaitwe says that they intervened after receiving several complaints from whistleblowers.
Peace Kagurusi, one of the concerned residents, says that because of the stench, they are forced to eat food behind closed doors so that they don’t throw up. Kagurusi says that they get breathing challenges owing to the heavy stench.
The Acting District Health Officer Kabale District Alfred Besigensi revealed that only 23,979 which is 20% of the 120,000 targeted persons have received their first jab of the Hepatitis B Vaccine since the campaign reached Kabale in September 2020.
According to Lauben Kyomukama, the medicine and therapeutic committee chairperson of Kabale Regional Referral Hospital, the decision to suspend the use of the drug was reached this month following enough research about its (in)effectiveness.
Kamukira is the only health centre IV in Kabale Municipality, yet the area which has three divisions does not have a Health Centre III, which leaves patients with not so many options at their disposal. As part of the ongoing anti-corruption week, the Inspectorate of Government made an impromptu visit to the facility, to among others, review its services and operations.
Security and health officials argue that the hotels work normally during the day by serving food and soft drinks, but change the business into dancing clubs under the cover of darkness. Monalisa Lounge and Little Liz Hotel's reportedly play loud music at night and operates bars, despite the continued closure of bars.
Alfred Besigensi, Kabale District Health Officer says that the meeting could not be allowed to happen because his office is not aware if the members who were attending are registered, traditional herbalists.
Inmates appearing before the courts from police detention centres and remanded for the first time in Kabale, Rukiga, and Rubanda districts are taken to Rukiga or Rubanda prisons where they spend 14-days under surveillance and testing before they are transferred to Ndorwa Prison for remand.
Paddy Mwesigye, the Kabale District Health Officer in
charge of child maternal health who is also a member of the District COVID-19 taskforce told URN in an interview 2535 Moderna COVID-19 vaccines doses are over.
Pamela Kembabazi, the Rukiga District Senior Probation, and Welfare Officer says that 71 cases were recorded from July 2020 to July 2021. Kembabazi attributes the rising cases to the negligence of parents.
The operation under the command of Kigezi Region Field Force Unit-FFU Commander Henry Kisembo was conducted today in the suburbs of Bugongi and Mundeeba in Northern Division, Bicycle garage street and Kigongi streets in Central Division, Mwanjari cemetery business centre in Southern Division, Kabale Municipality and Kyobugombe trading centre in Kaharo sub-county.
Alfred Besigensi, acting Kabale District Health Officer confirms that they had projected to get 5,860 HIV victims but they were shocked when the number of victims went beyond up to 8,921, 52% more that was expected. However on a positive note, 99.9999% of them are already on ARV therapy.
