URA URA URA
  • EDITORIAL POLICY
  • ABOUT US
PML Daily
No Result
View All Result
  • Home
  • NEWS
    • Politics
    • Education
    • Regional
    • Africa
    • World
  • INVESTIGATIONS
    • National Archives
    • Special Reports
  • OpEd
  • BUSINESS
    • Agriculture
    • Tech
    • Finance
  • FEATURES
    • Health
    • Tours & Travel
    • Entertainment
    • Society
  • COLUMNISTS
    • The Suited Penguin
  • SPORT
  • Jobs
  • Magazines
  • Home
  • NEWS
    • Politics
    • Education
    • Regional
    • Africa
    • World
  • INVESTIGATIONS
    • National Archives
    • Special Reports
  • OpEd
  • BUSINESS
    • Agriculture
    • Tech
    • Finance
  • FEATURES
    • Health
    • Tours & Travel
    • Entertainment
    • Society
  • COLUMNISTS
    • The Suited Penguin
  • SPORT
  • Jobs
  • Magazines
No Result
View All Result
PML Daily
No Result
View All Result
Stanbic Stanbic Stanbic
Home NEWS

United States hands over critical COVID-19 commodities for Ugandan people

JAVIRA SSEBWAMI | PML Daily Staff WriterbyJAVIRA SSEBWAMI | PML Daily Staff Writer
November 5, 2021
4
3
SHARES
62
VIEWS
FacebookWhatsAppTwitter
USAID Uganda Director Richard Nelson handsover the commodities to Health Ministry PS Diana Atwine (PHOTO /Courtesy)

KAMPALA —The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) has handed over life-saving commodities worth over $2.1 million to support Uganda’s national emergency response to mitigate the impact of the pandemic.

The life-saving commodities were handover by USAID Uganda Mission Director Richard Nelson at Ministry of Health headquarters in Kampala.

They include oxygen delivery equipment such as cylinders, regulators, and other intensive care unit (ICU) equipment; personal protective equipment (PPE) such as respirators, surgical gloves, and masks; and supplies for infection prevention and control.

Officials said the commodities will enable COVID-19 treatment centers across Uganda to provide lifesaving oxygen therapy for critically ill patients, protect health workers while on duty, and allow health facilities to implement infection prevention measures, thereby preventing avoidable infections among staff and patients.

The United States continues to work hand-in-hand with the people of Uganda to prevent, detect, and respond to COVID-19 (PHOTO /Courtesy).

“The United States’ support for Uganda’s COVID-19 response is part of our longstanding investment in the people of Uganda through our work with the Ministry of Health to strengthen the national health system,” said USAID Mission Director Nelson at the handover event.

“As long as COVID-19 is spreading and generating new variants anywhere, it poses a threat to people everywhere. That’s why the United States is committed to supporting COVID-19 response globally until this pandemic ends.”

The United States has committed to donating 1.1 billion vaccine doses worldwide and is the leading financial donor to the COVAX facility that also is providing COVID-19 vaccines to Uganda and many other countries.

The U.S. government has so far donated more than 2.3 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine to Uganda, part of the more than 200 million U.S. donated doses delivered globally. Since the pandemic began, the United States has provided assistance valued at $113 million (nearly UGX 402 billion) to support Uganda’s COVID-19 response.

Share this:

  • Twitter
  • Facebook

Related

Leave a comment

Tags: top

Get real time update about this post categories directly on your device, subscribe now.

Unsubscribe

Discussion about this post

UBTEB UBTEB UBTEB


About

The PML Daily, published via www.pmldaily.com is a publication of Post Media Ltd, a professional Digital/New Media company in Uganda.

Follow us

  • EDITORIAL POLICY
  • ABOUT US

© 2023

No Result
View All Result
  • Home
  • NEWS
    • Politics
    • Education
    • Regional
    • Africa
    • World
  • INVESTIGATIONS
    • National Archives
    • Special Reports
  • OpEd
  • BUSINESS
    • Agriculture
    • Tech
    • Finance
  • FEATURES
    • Health
    • Tours & Travel
    • Entertainment
    • Society
  • COLUMNISTS
    • The Suited Penguin
  • SPORT
  • Jobs
  • Magazines

© 2023

Welcome Back!

Login to your account below

Forgotten Password?

Retrieve your password

Please enter your username or email address to reset your password.

Log In

Add New Playlist