Government is in need of an additional Shillings 652 billion to mitigate the risks of COVID-19 pandemic in the Financial Year 2022/2023.
The Health Minister Dr. Jane Ruth Aceng made the request while appearing before Parliament’s Health Committee to defend the 2022/2023 ministerial budget estimates yesterday.
She explains that the money would be spent on the procurement of COVID-19 vaccines.
She explained that the positivity rate for Uganda currently stands at 0.9 per cent, that 68 per cent of 22 million Ugandans have received more than one dose of the vaccines which includes AstraZeneca, Modena or Johnson and Johnson.
Dr. Aceng disclosed that basing on the progress, Government intends to set aside 73.11 billion for COVID-19 vaccination; 24 billion will go towards purchase of the vaccines, while 2.8 billion for procurement of powder free vaccination gloves, and 7.1 billion will facilitate the National Medical Stores – NMS to cover costs of handling the vaccines.
