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Districts to Get Sh557b Road Equipment Soon NATIONAL NEWS NEW VISION, Friday, May 5, 2017 5 Midwives decry low pay By Cecilia Okoth of,” she said. Sarah Namyalo, an As Uganda joins the rest of executive committee the world to celebrate this member with Uganda Private year’s International Day Midwifes Association, said of Midwives today, it has because some midwives are emerged that the country is not recruited after training, short of 8,000 midwives in they end up in different public service. professions. According to Joyce Moriku She said those already Works minister Kaducu, the state minister practicing in the profession Azuba Ntege for primary health care, the find it hard to upgrade inspecting road shortage is overwhelming because the course is too construction the current workforce, given expensive. “The biggest equipment to the high fertility rate of huddle a private midwife be distributed reproductive mothers and currently faces is high taxes to 115 districts the increasing population in as they have to pay to the in Uganda, the the country. nurses’ council, trade licence equipment are Kaducu said Uganda and revenue.” being assembled currently has a total of in Bweyogerere– 8,000 midwives in public Bbuto yesterday. health facilities. A Ugandan Photo by Tony “Contrary to the 175 Rujuta deliveries per year, per midwife as recommended midwife by the World Health Organisation (WHO), a attends to 30 Ugandan midwife attends to 30 or even more Districts to get sh557b mothers each month, which or even more increases their workload,” Kaducu told journalists at a mothers each press briefing at the health ministry headquarters in Kampala. month road equipment soon Ordinarily, one midwife would attend to 15 expectant By Taddeo Bwambale those which are not under use transport in Uganda, carrying mothers each month. Statistics from the United will be redistributed. over 95% of passenger When contacted on Nations Population Fund The Government is to distribute BETWEEN THE LINES: “Some of the equipment and freight traffic. Out of phone, Edith Jane Nassuna, (UNFPA) show that although new road construction The machines have from China was not well- Uganda’s total road network the Uganda Nurses and more women in Uganda are equipment, purchased under utilised, but they were also of 20,544km, only 20% Midwives Union secretary delivering at health facilities a grant from Japan, to 115 not sufficient, given the rising (4,157km) is so far paved general, said the issue with the assistance from districts countrywide, starting demand for road maintenance (tarmacked), while 16,388km of salaries and a limited a skilled birth attendant, next month. works across the country,” she is unpaved (murram). workforce remain a big Uganda is still experiencing The first batch of about 100 disclosed. challenge. a national gap in midwifery excavators, motor graders and up to March 2018. The distribution of the roads Maintaining equipment “When I started working staffing positions of about bulldozers had by last evening The remainder of the equipment to districts was For the first three years, as a midwife many years 36%. been assembled at two logistics equipment will be shared by one of the major campaign the manufacturer will be ago, four midwives were Alain Sibenaler, the UNFPA parks in Wakiso district. the Uganda National Roads promises that President Yoweri responsible for machine assigned to handle one country representative, said The Government ordered for a Authority (UNRA), Kampala Museveni made to voters maintenance, which was not expectant mother. Two were while appreciating the gains total 1,151 pieces of equipment Capital City Authority (KCCA), during the last election. adopted during the previous meant to sooth her during made in midwifery, it is also from Komatsu Ltd, a Japanese Mt Elgon Labour Based The project aims to reduce purchase, the minister labour pains, one would critical to recognise that the firm, at $155m (about sh556b), Training Centre in Mbale and the high backlog on road disclosed. receive the baby and attend practice in Uganda is facing a grant from the government the works ministry. maintenance works, even Each district will sign an to paediatric issues and the serious challenges. of Japan. Uganda will meet It is the second time in five when the roads sector receives agreement with the ministry, other would take care of her “It is critical to create 15% of the sum in counterpart years that Uganda will be the largest share (about committing to have only after delivery. But today, a conducive working funding. distributing road equipment 10%/ over sh1 trillion) of the qualified and trained staff to one midwife handles one environment for midwives, Works minister Eng Monica to districts. In 2012, the national budget. It was also operate the machines. mother, which makes work including timely stocking Azuba Ntege, while inspecting Government supplied all the intended to build capacity of According to the minister, difficult,” she said. of supplies and equipment, the equipment yesterday said districts with road equipment local authorities to carry out each district has been asked Nassuna said whereas a provision of staff the new road equipment will worth $106m (sh380b) from their own road maintenance to nominate six people to lower cadre earns a gross accommodation, safety gear be used by districts and other China. worksby reducing reliance on undergo training on how to salary of sh400, 000, senior and mama kits in order to government agencies for road Each of the then 112 districts expensive private contractors. operate the machines before nurses and midwives earn retain those who have been maintenance works. received a tipper truck, wheel Focus on district road they are distributed. sh600,000 a sum that does recruited,” Sibenaler said, “Each district will get five loaders, bulldozers, excavators construction and maintenance “We expect to see road works not fully cover the majority applauding midwives who unit including a wheel loader, and low loaders for road is also meant to boost going on where the equipment of their needs. work beyond the call of duty. grader, bowser and two dumper maintenance works. However, the agricultural sector by will be distributed. We will “We would not mind if The international day of trucks,” the minister said. some of the equipment is facilitating access to markets, be moving around to monitor sh500,000 was our take- midwives is celebrated every The road construction either lying idle or in disrepair. especially in rural areas. this and where we find them home, provided transport, May 5. This year’s theme equipment will be delivered in The minister said the faulty Road transport is by far idle, we will reallocate them to accommodation, medical is Midwives, Mothers and phases over a 12-month period ones would be repaired, while the most dominant mode of other districts,” she said. and meals were taken care Families: Partners for life. MAK, MUBS, Kyambogo release govt-sponsored students admission list By Betty Amamukirori and Muni — are yet to release the science courses than girls. performed well, the cut-off point is list of students admitted under the IN NUMBERS According to the list of cut-off raised, while courses that have had a Over 1,900 students have been given government sponsorship scheme. points for the government sponsored constant cut-off point mean that the government sponsorship on national At least 4,000 students are annually students released by Makerere, there applicants are not many,” she said. merit to pursue their university admitted to the public universities ! was an increase in the cut-off for some education at Makerere, Kyambogo under the scheme. The universities " courses and a significant reduction for High cut-off courses and Makerere University Business admit a bigger number of students some of the courses compared to the Some of the programmes whose School (MUBS). under private sponsorship. academic year 2016/2017. cut-off points increased include According to the just released The list for Makerere, MUBS and human nutrition. Ritah Namisango, Makerere’s public business administration, agribusiness 2017/18 government sponsorship list Kyambogo show that the Government Bachelors of science in medicine relations officer, said courses whose management, drama and film, for Makerere, MUBS and Kyambogo, is sponsoring students for 109 courses. and surgery had the highest number cut-off points increased indicate many dental surgery, biomedical sciences out of the 1,925 students, 926 are The list shows that male students of government-sponsored students at applicants, while those with reduced and sports science, all at Makerere male while 999 are female. dominated mechanical engineering, 82, followed by bachelor of science points indicate a dwindling number of University. The rest of the public universities wildlife health and management at with education (physical) at 75 and interested applicants. — Mbarara University of Science and Makerere, while at Kyambogo females science with education (biological) “If many students apply for a See full admission list on pages Technology, Gulu, Busitema, Soroti dominated bachelors of science in at 70. More boys were admitted for particular programme and have 7, 8 and 9.
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