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Daily Monitor
Tuesday March 09 2021
Mothers wait for services at Okole Health Centre II in Kole District on June 16 last year. Experts warn that reducing the health budget will affect the vulnerable. PHOTO | BILL OKETCH
Summary
According to the World Bank, about 3.15 million additional Ugandans could fall into poverty, adding to the 8.7 million already living below the poverty line in 2017 if no mitigating measures are employed to address the adverse effects of the pandemic. As such, there is a need for comprehensive government interventions to support the poor and vulnerable households.
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Experts and activists have asked government not to cut budget funding for health and education sectors, saying it will worsen the conditions under which Ugandans live following the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic.
Daily Monitor
Tuesday March 09 2021
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The International Women’s Day is both a celebration of women’s achievements and an opportunity to assess what obstacles remain in the way of progress towards gender equality.
Uganda has a reason to celebrate, as it prides in having made interventions that have empowered women politically, economically and socially over the years.
Politically, the empowerment of women by establishment of women councils, institutionalising certain positions at parliamentary and local council leadership foras for women has enhanced and normalised women’s participation in governance.
It is, therefore, not surprising that a number of government parastatals, NGOs and private sector firms are now managed by women. The government’s policy of affirmative action has gone a long way in socio-economic empowerment of women.