Uganda Governance Monitor
Uganda Governance Monitor
According to URN, reported by The Independent, management at Gulu Regional Referral Hospital ordered nine staff of its Coronavirus Treatment Unit to leave the unit and report to other departments by 2 November, while their risk allowances remained unpaid. An anonymous source said the staff were moved for protesting about five months of delayed allowances, while Gulu RDC Maj. Santo Okot Lapolo said staffing was cut because of the Health Ministry's home-based care strategy for asymptomatic patients.
Disputed: An anonymous source says the staff were moved for protesting unpaid allowances, while the RDC says the reduction followed the home-based care strategy.