KASESE DISTRICT HEALTH TEAM ADOPT TO SENSITIZE COMMUNITY ON SANITATION

During a stakeholders meeting held at Bwera Primary Teachers College on 15th Aug, 2014, the Kasese district Health sector faulted the sub counties that had fallen below the sanitation and hygiene passmark including Mpondwe-Lhuburiha Town Council and Nyakiyumbu Sub county. In the meeting convened by KALI and hosted by Hon. Dr. Kiyong, MP and Minister of Defence, the LCIII chairpersons from the affected sub counties resolved to tackle health related problems they way they handled the BBW. The DHO, Dr. Peter Mukobi also informed the meeting that, indeed, health related illnesses were as a result of poor sanitation and hygiene, thus the Health department would support the sub counties to addresses these problems. Also the meeting, the Hon. Minister, pledged government support in ensuring that resources shared by Uganda and DR. Congo are optimumly used without compromising the health of the people. It was also reported that, malnutrition cases had increased in children in the district. The participant resolved to adopt a multi-thronged  approached in handling health related illnesses. The participants also noted that, despite, the recently recruited medical staff, the district staff operated below average.

Hon. Dr. Crispus Kiyonga, taking the participants through the family budget, that without money, sanitation at household will remain poor if people can not get money to improve on their hygiene, he thus called on the participants to support the coffee project in the district

Dr. Mukobi Peter, DHO responding to issues raised by the participants

Ms. Asimwe, Community Development Officer, presenting a report on the nutrition situation in Kasese district, 2014

Hon. Kiyonga taking a comment from the participants

Hon. Dr. Kiyonga also used the meeting to respond to issues raised by KALI concerning the construction of a mini-hydro plant on River Lhubiriha, Kasese district. The Minister reported that, he followed up the concerns of constructing the mini-hydro power upstream while the gravity flow scheme that serves about 200,000 people is down stream, he said that, he was informed by the developer and ERA that water for drinking will always take precedence in case the feasibility study that was recommended to see if the two schemes would co-exist. KALI had recommended that an Environmental impact assessment be carried out and involve the beneficiaries not the academic study as had been done by the developer.

Reported by

RWECO Staff