BlankPeter Gwokto Kindly get me the Email address of this nice lady.
Thank you
EM
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From: Peter-Rhaina Gwokto
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ; 'The First Virtual Network for friends of Uganda'
Sent: Tuesday, November 25, 2008 10:11 AM
Subject: [Ugnet] What a lousy response....! - Uganda health ministryresponse
Uganda health ministry response
Mary L Nannono, permanent secretary at Uganda's ministry of health, sent the
following statement in response to claims made in Panorama: Addicted to Aid:
1. I have not been able to establish how much money has come to the Health
Sector since the 1960s. I do know however that Uganda has gone through a very
difficult patch since that time which has severely affected its social,
economic as well as political fibre. Where we are now in terms of health
service delivery should be measured against where we have come from and not
where we should ideally be. A lot of progress has been made.
2. There is no shortage of gloves but there are problems with users
accurately predicting their needs to allow timely procurement. The procurement
and supply management process is being addressed. As for paracetamol, Mulago is
a referral hospital and the drug is not among the indicator tracer drugs for
that level and may be out of stock sometimes.
3. Staffing levels at the referral hospitals and indeed at all the health
units are not optimal but the staff are dedicated and do a good job in spite of
the constraints they face.
4. It is not true that critically injured patients are left to bleed to
death. No health unit would do something like that. Owing to staffing gaps
however, there may be delays in attending to some patients. Uganda continues to
have a high number of road traffic accidents. We have developed client/patient
charters to sensitize the patients on their rights. We have strong partnerships
with private-not-for-profit health units as well as representatives of civil
society organisations in our governance structures.
5. Mulago hospital receives a lot more patients than it should get because
patients do not go to lower health units. The matter is being addressed through
rehabilitation of peripheral health units and the planned construction of four
divisional hospitals in Greater Kampala.
6. Levels of sanitation are generally poor, even outside the hospitals. The
hospital clients belong to the same population. There is no evidence to prove
that hospital clients and staff are being infected through poor hospital
procedures.
7. It is true that there is a space problem in the labour suite. It was
constructed to accommodate 18 mothers but receives up to 80 per day. A new
labour suite is being constructed to address this problem.
8. For the reason mentioned in 7 above, mothers who deliver normally are
observed for 24 hours and discharged with instructions to return in case
anything unusual develops.
9. Mulago hospital has four operating ambulances, will procure one more this
financial year and two next financial year.
10. The Ministry of Health has 217 vehicles of different sizes and capacities
and not all of them are 4x4. Only 10 of these were purchased using the Ministry
budget. The rest came in through project support.
Story from BBC NEWS:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/pr/fr/-/2/hi/programmes/panorama/7742558.stm
Published: 2008/11/21 15:57:46 GMT
© BBC MMVIII
I am Peter-Rhaina Gwokto and I approve this message.
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