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Malaria is responsible for over 30 per cent of the total outpatient visits and 20 per cent of all hospital admissions. The country also recorded a total of 20 million cases and a death toll of 30,900 people in 2020 alone, including over 70,000 children under the age of five

In an interview with URN, Atwine says the money will be used to trace Covid-19 cases, receiving returnees and purchasing PPEs among others.

Although there was an outstanding motion by Micheal Muramila a representative from Rukungiri Municipality to increase budgetary allocations to key sectors, all the speakers chose to debate other matters, some with no connection to the debate at hand.

Francis Kamulegeya, the Country Senior Partner at PricewaterhouseCoopers Uganda outlines improved accessibility to markets and social services, reduced transport costs, increased production, improved trade, industrial growth and job creation as some of the priorities the budget should focus on.

For the Health Sector approved budget, 660 billion UGX goes towards post abortion care. The amount takes 4.7% of the 31.1 billion UGX of the entire health budget that the government provides.

He made these comments while addressing Members of parliament and parliamentary staff shortly after the prayers to mark fifty years of country’s independence.

According to the committee cutting between 5 and 15 percent from such expenditures would raise at least 200 billion shillings.