Covid Fight: Government Releases over 250 Billion for Oxygen, ICUs

The finance ministry has released sh206b to cater for the provision of oxygen and Intensive Care Units among other logistics and infrastructure in the fight against the Covid-19 pandemic.

The money is part of the Quota One release for the financial year 2021/22.

The Government has also released sh32.3b to cater for allowances of nurses and midwives in the first quota of the 2021/22 financial year.

The Finance ministry tweeted that  ‘The release for Q1 has catered for requirement to increase Nurses and Midwives lunch allowances ( Ushs 32.3 billion) and operationalisation of cancer reference laboratory (Ushs 7.3 billion).

This comes at a time when Uganda is battling the second wave of Covid-19 pandemic.

The Money will aid the health sector fight against Covid-19 and other health challenges.

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