Daily Monitor
Thursday February 11 2021
Summary
It is unclear why the Health ministry did not advise the President that the donations be used to procure Covid-related items such as vaccine, masks and testing reagents for which the ministry has no money.
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The decision to allocate the cash to non-pandemic causes was based on a presidential directive, officials added.
Dr Diana Atwine, the Health ministry permanent secretary, last week said President Museveni ordered that the money received in donations in the name of coronavirus be injected into physical developments that immortalises the contributions.
Subsequently, the Covid-19 National Taskforce advised that the Shs29.6 billion be spent on purchasing pick-up vehicles for hospitals and local governments, erect the first phase of two blood banks in Arua and Soroti districts as directed by President Museveni and build health posts at Cyanika and Vurra borders in Kisoro and Arua districts, respectively.