How Covid-19 scourge hurt mental healthcare
Monday February 01 2021
An ambulance transports a patient into Butabika Hospital in June 2020. Many mental health patients were not able to access treatment during the lockdown. PHOTO/FILE
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When Uganda’s healthcare facilities began experiencing a surge in Covid-19 cases in June 2020, mental health units at most regional referral hospitals were converted into Covid Treatment Units (CTUs).
“We resorted to the mental health unit because of the nature of how it had been constructed. It could easily be zoned. Sooner or later, we realised we had run into trouble with mental patients. We did not have where to put them. We tried putting them in other ordinary wards but the other patients were complaining,” Dr Nathan Onyachi, the Masaka Regional Referral Hospital director, told Daily Monitor yesterday.
Daily Monitor
Wednesday January 27 2021
A man cast his vote at a polling station in Kampala on January 14, 2021. PHOTO/FILE
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Uganda has five more scheduled elections in the 2021 roadmap.
The country has gone through a series of voting since the beginning of January, with some positions witnessing lower voter turnout after the parliamentary and presidential elections on January 14.
But according to the Electoral Commission (EC) election roadmap, voting for especially representatives at lower local governments, is scheduled until February 3.
The EC roadmap for elections indicates that the 2021 electoral process began on June 22, 2020, with the identification of party flag bearers. Five more days are still allocated for election of special interest groups.
Daily Monitor
Monday January 18 2021
People line up to vote at Kibuye in Makindye Division, Kampala City. The United States called for an audit of last Thursday’s presidential and parliamentary elections, citing “credible reports” of pre-election violence and election irregularities.
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KAMPALA- The United States on Sunday called for an audit of last Thursday’s presidential and parliamentary elections, citing “credible reports” of pre-election violence and election irregularities.
The Electoral Commission (EC) on Saturday declared President Museveni, who was the flag bearer of the ruling National Resistance Movement (NRM), winner with 58.6 per cent of valid votes cast.
Voting and result tallying happened in largely information black-hole after the State shut down the Internet alongside blocking mobile money transactions.
Daily Monitor
Monday January 18 2021
Luwum Street in the city centre was among the deserted areas in Kampala on Saturday. PHOTO / DAVID LUBOWA.
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Mr Museveni garnered 58.64 per cent of the total votes cast, beating his closest challenger Robert Ssentamu Kyagulanyi, aka Bobi Wine, who got 34.83 per cent.
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A few security personnel patrolled the city as fears of protests loomed.
Mr Museveni garnered 58.64 per cent of the total votes cast, beating his closest challenger Robert Ssentamu Kyagulanyi, aka Bobi Wine, who got 34.83 per cent.
At the Mulago roundabout, there were about 15 police officers. One officer said he had not seen any celebrations, an hour after the announcement of the results.
Daily Monitor
Saturday January 16 2021
KAMPALA-The Head of the European Union (EU) Delegation in Uganda, Ambassador Atillio Pacifici, has said they are impressed with the level of organisation and peaceful conduct exhibited during the presidential and parliamentary polls held on Thursday.
“We saw an extremely well-organised election exercise with people very orderly waiting to cast their votes and everything went on very peacefully. We are very impressed…the (Electoral Commission) presiding officers were very professional,” Ambassador Pacifici said.
The EU delegation chief made the remarks yesterday while speaking to journalists at Kololo Ceremonial Grounds where the EC tally centre for collating parliamentary election results for Kampala’s five divisions has been set up.