Uganda's crumbling public hospitals, doctors' strikes and corruption scandals make its success in the fight against the new coronavirus all the more unlikely.
KAMPALA - Uganda’s crumbling public hospitals, doctors’ strikes and corruption scandals make its success in the fight against the new coronavirus all the more unlikely.
Jobs were lost, and economic growth is set to plunge to as low as 0.4% in 2020, from 5.6% last year, according to the World Bank. Some now face rapidly accelerating outbreaks that could overwhelm their public health systems, the World Health Organization has warned. “Uganda knew where to conduct their surveillance,” said John Nkengasong, head of the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention. “The lesson from them is you should know your pandemic.”In March, local media carried images of a paramilitary force beating fruit vendors and pedestrians for breaking work and travel restrictions. Military spokeswoman Brigadier Flavia Byekwaso said they were “overzealous in enforcing the measures.
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