Thanks Aliti for the update. It looks like health issues tend to be for women because most of the MPs who have been engaged in the debate are women. Thumps up for our women MPs. You know that media gets the extremes at times because they are doing bussiness. You remember when they reported that minister says HIV can be healed by prayers, she had explained the scientific bit and because she is a stonge christian, she brought that as a by the way but it was what was picked up media. I think the health budget has been comprehensively debated this time hopefully some changes may happen.
Thanks Christine On Fri, Sep 2, 2011 at 8:59 AM, aliti candia <[email protected]> wrote: > > Dear Colleagues, > > I have been attending the social services committee of parliament the last > two to three weeks. I have witnessed the contributions in support of the > health workers renumeration and improving health service delivery. Three of > our women representatives in parliament from west nile, Zombo, Arua and > Maracha have been fully participating and supporting the CSO proposals. Only > that they have not 'bought' the press to show them on tv. > I cannot speak for MOH ,but I can indicate that some allignments and > reallocations are being effected to improve on HSD in line with social > services committee and CSO proposals. There has been no diversion as > reported by News papers except, as per project designs some funds had been > allocated for consultations through workshops. > Good Day.. > > *Candia Tom Aliti** > Principal Finance Officer * > *Budget and Finance Division, **Planning Department,* > *Directorate of planning and Development,**Ministry of Health.* > *P O Box 7272,Kampala.* > > *Mob Tel. +256772574789* > > Email: [email protected]. > > > ------------------------------ > *In justice and moments of decision, do not maintain attitude of > indifference.* > ------------------------------ > > > --- On *Thu, 9/1/11, Christine Munduru <[email protected]>* wrote: > > > From: Christine Munduru <[email protected]> > Subject: [WestNileNet] Malaria, HIV/Aids money Diverted to workshops, > allowances > To: "A Virtual Network for friends of West Nile" <[email protected]> > Date: Thursday, September 1, 2011, 12:47 AM > > > Dear all, > for the last two weeks MoH has been defending their budget and CSOs have > been lobbying for increase of health worker salaries among other > issues. Many MPs from other regions are with CSOs in the struggle but I have > not heard any of our West Nile MPs, where are they? Do they mean issues of > Health are non-issues to them? Today the CSOs will be in parliament for the > last hearing and they are continuing with the struggle, I hope that our MPs > will join this noble cause. With poor work condtions of health workers and > poor salaries, we can not expect quality of health care services to improve, > this should be the beggining point. > > Christine > > *Malaria, HIV/Aids money Diverted to workshops, allowances* **** > > SHARE<http://www.monitor.co.ug/News/National/-/688334/1228218/-/bjsrnkz/-/index.html> > > <http://www.monitor.co.ug/News/National/-/688334/1228218/-/bjsrnkz/-/index.html> > BOOKMARK<http://www.monitor.co.ug/News/National/-/688334/1228218/-/bjsrnkz/-/index.html> > PRINT<http://www.monitor.co.ug/News/National/-/688334/1228218/-/view/printVersion/-/n3946vz/-/index.html> > EMAIL<http://www.monitor.co.ug/News/National/-/688334/1228218/-/bjsrnkz/-/index.html>RATING > > **** > > > http://www.monitor.co.ug/News/National/-/688334/1228218/-/bjsrnkz/-/index.html > **** > > *By MERCY NALUGO (email the > author<http://www.monitor.co.ug/News/National/-/688334/1228218/-/bjsrnkz/-/index.html> > ) > > Posted Wednesday, August 31 2011 at 10:05*** > > Share This Story**** > > *Share*<http://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.monitor.co.ug%2FNews%2FNational%2F-%2F688334%2F1228218%2F-%2Fbjsrnkz%2F-%2Findex.html&t=Daily%20Monitor%3A%20%C2%A0-%20National%C2%A0%7CMalaria%2C%20HIV%2FAids%20money%20Diverted%20to%20workshops%2C%20allowances&src=sp> > **** > > MPs have blocked the diversion of over Shs 4.1billion Global Fund budget > meant for treatment of malaria, Tuberculosis and HIV/Aids to allowances, > seminars and workshops saying these are non- priority areas.**** > > The ministry of health officials coordinating the Global Fund and the Gavi > funds led by the ministry’s Permanent Secretary, Dr Asuman Lukwago while > appearing before the MPs on the Social Services committee on Monday > presented budget allocations where much of the money was being spent on > seminars and per-diem for the ministry of health officials.**** > > “We are saying that the money under Global Fund should be put to proper use > but much of it has been allocated to seminars, workshops, allowances and > motor-vehicle repair. The biggest percentage has been diverted and this we > shall not allow,” said Dr Sam Lyomoki, the committee chairperson.**** > > He added: “They are putting the money in less critical areas and we > have this time put down our feet. We cannot allow such money to be > misused,”. In the ministerial statement according to the allocations by the > Health ministry, Shs 328 million went to consultancy fees while Shs 18.572 > million was for professional fees. Also Shs 1.1billion was allocated to > cater for salaries of contract staff as Shs 57 million went for per diem.Shs > 477 million was allocated to workshops and 738 million for per diem while > advertising costs at 262 million. Also Shs 36 million was budgeted for air > ticket round trips and Shs 277million in fuel.**** > > The ministry officials however explained that their hands are tied as > donors do not want their money to be re-allocated. Gavi funds were suspended > in 2006 after billions were abused. Three health ministers were suspended to > pave way for investigations into the abuse and are facing charges of > mismanagement of the fund.**** > > The MPs were concerned that money was not being spent on the right > priorities, and they wanted clear **info**rmation about how these funds > could be reprogrammed to save lives and to match the real priorities.**** > > “Although we are forced to approve some budgets but we shall not accept to > be used as rubberstamps. Workers in the ministry of Health are earning a > salary on top of huge allowances from the Global Fund and to us this is > double payment,” he said.**** > > Mbarara Municipality MP, Dr Medard Bitekyerezo demanded to know why the > money was being put to useless purchases while the people out there are > dying. The woman MP for Oyam Betty Amongi wondered why money was being put > to purchase of vehicles yet health facilities are lacking midwives.**** > > In the proposal, the officials were also seeking Shs 11billion from the > Gavi funds project for Village Health Teams (VHTs) activities. Amongi > insisted that rather than focusing on non-professional community health > workers only, the country needs nurses and midwives.**** > > “Village Health teams are important, but if a VHT is bringing a mother to > deliver where there is no midwife, the mother could still die, and the VHT > cannot prevent that. There is a limit to the usefulness of VHTs when a > country is suffering a catastrophic shortage of professional health workers > to save the lives of mothers who are delivering,” said Ms Amongi.**** > > *[email protected]<http://us.mc654.mail.yahoo.com/mc/[email protected]> > ***** > > ** ** > > -----Inline Attachment Follows----- > > _______________________________________________ > WestNileNet mailing list > [email protected]<http://us.mc654.mail.yahoo.com/mc/[email protected]> > http://orion.kym.net/mailman/listinfo/westnilenet > > WestNileNet is generously hosted by INFOCOM http://www.infocom.co.ug/ > > All Archives can be found at > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > > The above comments and data are owned by whoever posted them (including > attachments if any). 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