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Donors defend decision to fund Ebola response through agencies instead of govt
“Partners usually inquire about government input before they declare their resources. We are seeing partners declaring resources mobilized on social media, which resources we do not have information about," Aceng’s statement reads in part saying that they need Shs 76 billion.
Natalie says considering how expensive the response is, the government needs to allocate money to the ministry as combating the epidemic requires collective effort.
"For this response, the president made a commitment for other funds. We encourage the ministry of Finance and others to make the funds available for the ministry of Health response. We also appeal to everyone in government and everyone involved to really do what they can to clamp down on corruption. This costs everyone when these funds are leaking out into someone's pockets instead of the communities and supporting resources," she said
As of today, the ministry of Health figures indicated that 131 people had been confirmed Ebola positive and three new cases of death were recorded bringing the total number of deaths to 46. Also, 2,183 contacts of cases were listed for follow-up.
Ebola vaccine trials
Meanwhile, the ministry of Health is set to trial three vaccines for the treatment of Ebola. These include Oxford from the United Kingdom, Sabin and Merck from USA which shall be evaluated for their efficacy.
The state minister for Health (primary health care), Margaret Muhanga told MPs “we plan to vaccinate contacts of 150 confirmed cases (3,000) initially. The trial preparation has been concluded and we estimate that we may begin the trial in two weeks' time."
Muhanga said the pandemic has been politicised by some politicians including MPs who have continued to confuse the public that Ebola doesn't exist in Uganda.
“Some politicians including those in this August House are confusing the public that there is no Ebola epidemic in this country, that this is government propaganda of mobilizing resources,” said Muhanga.
Speaker Anita Among implored Muhanga to name and shame the MPs who made such statements, saying this only encourages Ebola victims to seek the services of witch doctors. Among further said that the accused MPs will be referred to the disciplinary committee. Muhanga tabled a document that included quotes by Rubaga North MP, Abubaker Kawalya during a recent talk show on CBS radio.