Patrick Omitta, the Tororo District Health Inspector, confirms the inadequate availability of rabies vaccines and emphasizes the need for affirmative action
Records indicate that Tororo General hospital from the start of the financial year has been receiving between 70 and 120 units of blood monthly from Mbale Regional Blood Bank.
Dr. Thomas Ochar, the medical superintendent of Tororo General Hospital, says that the service provider didn't deliver key parts like the power system stabilizer (PSS), which is key in operating the x-ray machine.
Mohammed Gitui, one of the drivers, says that as part of the integration there would be a common practice in all the East African Community member states.
The Tororo District Assistant Chief Administrative Officer, Jackson Osudo, says teachers who have refused to get vaccinated risk being scrapped off the government payroll and their services discontinued.
Dr. Obbo has now warned that if the general public does not turn up for vaccinations by the end of this month, the AstraZeneca vaccine will expire and go to waste.
Imelda Musungu, the midwife at Osukuru Health Center III says that they are currently receiving over 50 teenage mothers who go at the health facility for antenatal care services per week. They are aged between 12-19 years and they are from Osukuru sub-county and neighboring sub-counties in Tororo district.
Florence Akodoi, another resident says that her husband almost divorced her when she got infected with scabies accusing her of having extramarital affairs due to the itchy nature of her private parts until the same disease attacked the husband.
According to the district officials, all health workers on leave are supposed to report back to help reinforce the existing personnel in the fight against the Coronavirus pandemic.
Gerald Osolo, a truck driver in Tororo town says that though the president permitted construction activities to go on with business, no one is approaching them to go and ferry construction materials.
Yahaya Were, the Tororo District Deputy Resident District Commissioner, who is the acting Task Force Chairperson and acting Tororo District Police Commander, Kasim Matovu led the operation.
Now the education department of Tororo District has found that 30 per cent of the female population might not return to school when the institutions are reopened because they will either still be pregnant, breastfeeding or even married. The department record shows that there were 87 impregnated girls in Osukulu county and another 46 in Molo sub-county.
Peter Issu, the Operations Manager in Charge of the Mosquito net distribution exercise in Western Division and Mary Lucy Awori, the Water Village LC I Chairperson were picked by police on Monday morning for alleged failure to deliver nets to the intended persons in the village.
The Health Center in Charge, Dr. Jagire Oyango, says the major equipment in the theater has broken down because of going for a long time without being used due the absence of critical staff.
Connie Bwire, the Tororo, District Assistant Health officer says that they still have a challenge of lack of personal protective equipment in the district yet there are increasing COVID-19 cases in the community.
According to health officials in the district, for over six consecutive months, the district’s accredited health facilities haven’t received essential drugs especially for second line ARVs and for the pediatrics regiments.
Tororo District Health Officer Dr David Okumu said that the 27 people who are are currently under quarantine at Mukuju Core Primary Teacher’s College were picked by the district surveillance team after they came in contact with the two cases. Several others are being followed up.
The suspects are identified as Peter Opua the senior principle stores assistant Tororo main hospital, the Nangongera Health Centre IV assistant inventory officer Isaac Obbo and the senior Ambulance driver at Tororo main hospital Ochwo Usain.
Oyuka reportedly locked up children in classrooms to prevent them from receiving the vaccines as part of the mass measles-rubella vaccination campaign that started today, in schools across the country. He said that the school needed to seek consent from the parents before subjecting its pupils to any kind of vaccination.
The 4-day operation which started on 7th to 11th October was conducted in the districts of Tororo, Busia, Budaka, Kibuku, Butaleja, Butebo and Pallisa in Bukedi and Amuria, Bukedea, Kaberamaido, Katakwi, Kumi, Ngora, Serere, and Soroti in Teso sub-region.
