Government faulted over poor service delivery in Lango
Delegates attending the national dialogue meeting in Kampala on November 17, 2017. PHOTO BY NOBERT OOLA
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Mr Alex Orema, the LC5 chairperson Lira District, said that the medical workers strike has a valid objective but was quick to note that its burden rests on the common Ugandan who is entitled to good healthcare from the government.
Local leaders and human rights activists from Lango sub-region have faulted government over absence of quick response mechanism to some of the key challenges faced by residents in the region.
Speaking at the national dialogue event in Kampala on Friday, organizers aimed at addressing challenges and finding lasting solutions for enhancement of service delivery in local governments.
This comes at a time when the government is faced with challenges of prosecutors and medical workers’ sit-down strikes which has crippled service delivery across the country.
In his speech, Mr John Mary the Chairperson Board of Directors, Transparency International Uganda expressed concerns on a number of issues that hinder effective health, education and production service delivery.
He identified extortion of patients by the health workers, drug stock out through theft, limited budget for drugs, delay in supply, absenteeism and late arrival by both teachers and health workers, shoddy work in constructions, lack of access to information by public, understaffing, inadequate staff accommodation , non-performance of duty especially by porters who prefer to be called doctors, lack of transparency and accountability in the use of public resources (UPE &PHC funds), inadequate capacity of HUMCs (Health Unit Management Committees) and SMCs (School Management Committees), among others as some of the hindrances to effective service delivery.
Mr Alex Orema, the LC5 chairperson Lira District, said that the medical workers strike has a valid objective but was quick to note that its burden rests on the common Ugandan who is entitled to good healthcare from the government.
“We as district leaders met with our health leadership and shared with them the plight of our citizens. If doctors lay their tools to demand for better remuneration, lives will be lost,’’ he said.
