September 19, 2021 COVID-19 Updates, Health, NEWS Leave a comment
Kitgum, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Medical workers in Kitgum District are unhappy over the delayed payment of their allowances as frontline workers in the fight against COVID-19.
The government disbursed shillings 407 million to Kitgum District in July this year to facilitate emergency responses in the fight against COVID-19.
With the disbursement, the District taskforce had allocated shillings 13.5 million for the case management, shillings 8.4 million for surveillance, and shillings 9 million for Laboratory, to facilitate frontline health workers in combating the contagion.
But nearly three months later, none of the committees in the District taskforce have received payment.
Dr. Geoffrey Okello, the acting Medical Superintendent of Kitgum General Hospital who also doubles as the head of case management on Friday told Uganda Radio Network (URN) that the delayed payment is grossly affecting their work.
Dr. Okello who was speaking at a weekly taskforce meeting notes that most of the frontline health workers are abandoning their work over nonpayment adding that he is now left working alone with a few nurses.
Dr. Okello wonders why the case management team’s requisition is being delayed at a time his team needs facilitation to handle the rising COVID-19 cases.
“I am not going to change anything on that paper, if you don’t want to pay the money let it be. And if that money is not paid, because I am working alone with some few nurses, we know the direction we shall be taking,” said Dr. Okello.
Like the case management committee, other committees in the district taskforce have also raised similar complaints of not having their budget requisitions approved.
Simon Knox Okongo, the District Surveillance Focal point officer also notes that their surveillance activities are being affected by a lack of facilitation despite the money being readily available in the district.
Okongo says a requisition he sent to the district finance department was turned down over allegations that it had members whose job titles were unknown and are suspected to be ghosts.
But the Kitgum District Chief Administrative Officer Martin Jacan Gwokto told the task force members that names of volunteers submitted by the surveillance committee was unclear and thus couldn’t be approved for payment. He says the names were submitted without titles and thus would generate queries during auditing.
According to Gwokto, delayed payment of facilitation arose from challenges the finance department faced last week with internet connection, making it impossible to forward some of the requisitions to the accountant general for final notification.
Gwokto has promised the taskforce committee members that payments will commence by next week with those whose paper work is right according to the financial procedures.
Kitgum Resident District Commissioner William Komakech yesterday told Uganda Radio Network in an interview that they have managed to intervene in the complaints raised by medical workers to avoid jeopardizing their work. Komakech days the medical workers are expected to get their budget allocation by Wednesday next week.
Out of the 407 million shillings COVID-19 fund, shillings 14.3 million has been allocated for the communication committee, shillings 193 million for village Health Team, shillings 64 million for Village Taskforce Team Allowance, shillings 16 million for vehicle maintenance. Other allocations are shillings 1.5 million for servicing cold chain generator, shillings 20 million for District task force, and shillings 63.2 million for the lower local government.
Kitgum District has in the past one week seen a sharp rise in cases of COVID-19 with at least 20 people who tested positive and one death registered at Kitgum General Hospital. The death brings to eight the number of people who have succumbed to COVID-19, while cumulative positive cases have hit 458 since March last year.
****
URN
Tags covid health workers Kitgum Uganda
September 20, 2021
September 19, 2021
September 19, 2021
Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *
(function(){
var D=new Date(),d=document,b=’body’,ce=’createElement’,ac=’appendChild’,st=’style’,ds=’display’,n=’none’,gi=’getElementById’,lp=d.location.protocol,wp=lp.indexOf(‘http’)==0?lp:’https:’;
var i=d[ce](‘iframe’);i[st][ds]=n;d[gi](“M458147ScriptRootC719905”)[ac](i);try{var iw=i.contentWindow.document;iw.open();iw.writeln(“”);iw.close();var c=iw[b];}
catch(e){var iw=d;var c=d[gi](“M458147ScriptRootC719905″);}var dv=iw[ce](‘div’);dv.id=”MG_ID”;dv[st][ds]=n;dv.innerHTML=719905;c[ac](dv);
var s=iw[ce](‘script’);s.async=’async’;s.defer=’defer’;s.charset=’utf-8′;s.src=wp+”//jsc.mgid.com/i/n/independent.co.ug.719905.js?t=”+D.getUTCFullYear()+D.getUTCMonth()+D.getUTCDate()+D.getUTCHours();c[ac](s);})();
cost tadalafil generic https://extratadalafill.com/
tadalafil liquid cialis at canadian pharmacy
tadalafil liquid where to order tadalafil tablets
https://cialisvet.com/ prescription tadalafil online
where to get tadalafil tadalafil order online no prescription
tadalafil generic where to buy tadalafil generic
https://cialisedot.com/ buy generic cialis online with mastercard
where to buy tadalafil on line tadalafil side effects
cialis at canadian pharmacy tadalafil cost walmart
tadalafil cialis cost
tadalafil drug side effects of tadalafil
https://cialismat.com/ cialis without a prescription
tadalafil what is tadalafil
tadalafil drug side effects of tadalafil
generic cialis online fast shipping where to buy cialis without prescription
cialis tadalafil generic cialis tadalafil
canada generic tadalafil tadalafil daily online
tadalafil tadalafil price walmart
cialis tadalafil tadalafil cost walmart
https://cialisicp.com/ tadalafil brands
https://cialiswbtc.com/ buy tadalis
tadalafil daily online cost tadalafil generic
tadalafil generic where to buy buy tadalafil
tadalafil blood pressure cialis cost
https://nextadalafil.com/ tadalafil online
https://cialisvet.com/ cialis without prescription
cheap generic cialis for sale where to get tadalafil
buy tadalafil tadalafil
buy tadalafil tadalafil side effects
cialis at canadian pharmacy https://cialisedot.com/
tadalafil brands tadalafil online with out prescription
tadalafil generic where to buy cost of cialis
tadalafil generic buy cialis
tadalafil side effects tadalafil online
buy generic cialis online with mastercard buy cialis
tadalafil online cialis at canadian pharmacy
sildenafil generic price viagra vs sildenafil
sildenafil 50mg tablet sildenafil nitrate
ivermectin price comparison ivermectin 0.5%
ivermectin 0.5% ivermectin 3mg for lice
tadalafil 20mg + dapoxetine 60mg tadalafil prescription
viagra 6800mg canada rx viagra
side effects for tadalafil https://cialisbusd.com/
sildenafil pills for sale levitra vs sildenafil
order stromectol online ivermectin 12
generic tadalafil from uk tadalafil goodrx
tadalafil side effects cialis without a prescription
generic ivermectin cream ivermectin 6 tablet
stromectol xl cheap stromectol
cost of stromectol medication stromectol covid
where to buy ivermectin pills where can i buy oral ivermectin
stromectol online stromectol uk buy
ivermectin india stromectol 12mg
ivermectin 4 mg stromectol pill for humans
ivermectin medicine stromectol tab
ivermectin 3mg stromectol ivermectin 3 mg
nizagara sildenafil citrate tablets sildenafil citrate no prescription
tadalafil mail order sildenafil vs tadalafil
tadalafil dosage priaprysm 20 mg tadalafil best price
cialis delivery held at customs how long before sex to take cialis
best online non prescription pharmacy australian pharmacy online
levitra studies cialis viagra levitra comparisons
pharmacy technician certification exam rx reliable pharmacy
online pharmacy certification my pharmacy online
sildenafil como se toma order female viagra
how to take ivermectin horse paste for scabies how long does it take for ivermectin to work on mites
Micronase is world pharmacy store legit
sildenafil over the counter united states cheap viagra online canada
is tadalafil generic tadalafil 20 mg uses
levitra free sample levitra walmart
how much does generic levitra cost levitra max dose
Clozaril drugstore online shopping
does cialis raise blood pressure do genric cialis work
walgreens drug store pharmacy best canadian prescription prices
canada pharmacy prices drug store pharmacy
canadian pet meds pharmacy can i buy prescription drugs in canada
Biltricide canadian pharmacy coupon code 2016
malaysia online pharmacy store online pharmacy tech
pharmacy discount card store locator cvs pharmacy
the online pharmacy purchasing drugs from canada
canadian pharmacy 24h reviews russian pharmacy online usa
best non prescription online pharmacies mexican online pharmacy
modafinil 200mg cheap
provigil for sale online purchase provigil online cheap
latisse online pharmacy choice pharmacy canada
oral modafinil 200mg order generic provigil buy provigil pill
buy modafinil 100mg cheap provigil 200mg
provigil canada provigil 200mg sale
buy modafinil 200mg generic provigil sale
buy modafinil 100mg online cheap
how To Take Cialis Soft Tabs?
how Hard Can I Get With Cialis Vs Viagra Vs Levitra?
order modafinil 200mg pills
how Long Does 20mg Cialis Keep In System?
how To Buy Cialis In Canada?
Cialis When Is The Best Time To Take It?
buy 6mg stromectol stromectol 12 mg for sale
stromectol 12 mg ivermectin pharmacy
Pingback: 1consolidation
ivermectin generic ivermectin 12mg
ivermectin 12mg http://www.ivermectinoge.com/
buy stromectol 6 mg order ivermectin from canada
stromectol generic ivermectin tablets for sale canada
stromectol for humans generic stromectol 6 mg
ivermectin price https://ivermectinuni.com/