“Whoever says they worked hard to bring a health centre IV should first thank the district council because, without its endorsement, it would not have been granted”
Kole District, which is also found in northern Uganda, said they received a few doses of vaccines but the priority will be given to frontline workers who did not get the second jab
Daily Monitor
Tuesday February 16 2021
Namuwondo Health Centre II in Namuwondo Village, Namutumba District, where mothers want a maternity ward. PHOTO/ RONALD SEEBE
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Expectant women in Namutumba Sub-county, Namutumba District, are demanding a maternity ward at Namuwondo Health Centre II, saying lack of such a facility puts their lives at risk when they trek to Busembatia and Bugiri facilities.
Their concerns come after area MPs Naigaga Mariam (Namutumba Woman) and Paul Akamba (Busiki) pledged to construct one during the 2018/2019 financial year.
Ms Ruth Nabirye, a resident, said the duo claimed that government had secured Shs500m for the construc
Covid-19: Namutumba District closes offices after seven staff test positive
Friday December 18 2020
An ambulance carrying the remains of the late Namutumba District chairperson, Hajji Saleh Kumbuga, arrives for the deceased s burial at his ancestral home in Bukaba Village, Namutumba District on Thursday . PHOTO | RONALD SEEBE
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Authorities in Namutumba District have closed all public offices after seven of its staff tested positive for Covid-19.
The District Health Officer, Dr James Kirya, on Thursday said the closure, that takes immediate effect, will last for a week.
Dr Kirya broke the news at the burial of the district chairperson, Hajji Saleh Kumbuga, in Bukaba Village, North Ward, Namutumba Town Council.