Covid 19 fight in Kisoro: Save the Children donates assortments worth UGX 3.8 Million shillings.
The Kisoro district COVID 19 task force has commended Save the Children (SCI) Kisoro for their contribution towards the fight against Covid 19 in Kisoro district.
SCI, a non-governmental organization is one of the largest children’s charity in Uganda with operations in Kisoro district.
Team leader Desire Oyenyboth said Save the Children is committed to supporting the district task force who are doing their best to ensure that the people of Kisoro get the right information about how to protect themselves from the deadly disease.
The items that include, gumboots, examination gloves, N95 respirators, laundry washing soap and liquid soap amounting to a total cost of $1,061equvialent to 3,820,000 shillings were handed over to the task force yesterday.
The Kisoro resident district commissioner Rtd. Captain Peter Mugisha said the fight against Covid 19 has been beefed up by partners and well-wishers who continue to support the efforts of all those directly involved in the war against the pandemic.
As of August 3rd 2021, the cumulative positive cases from June 2021 is 947 cases out of 2837 total cases tested.
The cumulative deaths is 23 while the cumulative discharges stands at 498.
Inventory of support to Kisoro DTF
| Organization
|
Item(s)
|
Destination
|
Amount
|
| S.C.I | Assortment
|
D.T.F | 3,820,000 |
| UBUNTU | Oxygen Cylinders (2) | Kisoro Hospital | |
| UBUNTU | Oxygen Cylinders (7) | Health center (IVs) testing Covid 19 | |
| State Minister Sarah Mateke | Oxygen Cylinders (2) | Kisoro Hospital | 4,000,000
|
| Gorilla highland Coffee | Oxygen Cylinder | Kisoro Hospital |
|
| Cafomi | 40 liters of liquid soap | Kisoro Hospital |
District Health Office Instructed to handover Cylinders to HC IVs
The district task force has instructed the district health office to immediately release oxygen cylinders meant for the health center IVs that were donated by UBUNTU group.
The 7 cylinders that were recently donated and received by the district task force came with conditions that health center IVs that carry out testing for Covid 19 each receive an oxygen cylinder.
These include Chahafi, Busanza and Rubuguri
During the task force meeting, it was revealed that the district health officer Dr. Steven Nsabiyumva had retained the cylinders meant for the health center IVs.
The decision by Dr. Nsabiyumva was made without consultation of the district task force.
According to Dr. Nsabiyumva, the cylinders are meant to aid in an emergency situation when Oxygen at Kisoro hospital runs out.
“We found it imperative to keep them behind because we are aware that HCIVs are not allowed to admit patients with Covid 19. Kisoro hospital has been experiencing oxygen shortage so we had to save them for emergencies”, Dr. Nsabiyumva said
Members of the task force did not agree with his argument and demanded that he respect the conditions of the donor, to avoid looking unfaithful.
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