Covid 19

Distribution of Hand Washing Facilities in Schools in Kyotera and Masaka Districts

Our main goal is “Making Life Better with Clean Hands” especially now amidst the prevailing the COVID-19 Pandemic for the school going Children in the rural and hard-to-reach areas of the Districts of Kyotera and Masaka in Uganda.

Many School administrations had no capacity to comply with the government set SOPs to fully operationalise their schools after the COVID-19 Lockdown since their closure since they were getting fees from the learners.

PAPIRUDEI partnered with Erzdiözese Freiburg, in order to purchase, distribute and install Hand Washing Equipment and Materials in Schools within Kyotera and Masaka Districts, for the prevention of the spread of the Covid-19 alongside other causes of ill health affecting the pupils in School.

Phase 2 of PAPIRUDEI Vaccination Drive

Phase 2 of our Health Camp (Vaccination Drive) commenced in high spirits after last month’s success.

Still our main target is to ensure that all our community members get vaccinated and receive materials like masks and hand washing facilities to help them fight against COVID 19.

All this and more we do in a bid to Strengthen our Health System and have a brighter Health future for our community

For more information reach us on https://www.papirudei.org/campaigns/health-systems-strengthening/

Vaccination Drive

According to the latest WHO report more than 1200 positive cases of Covid 19 were documented by the end of 2021 within Greater Masaka region mainly Rakia, Masaka and Kyotera Districts. As days pass by, the number of new cases keep increasing, with many failing to even get the minimum basic medication required.
When the Government of Uganda made available the vaccines, PAPIRUDEI organized a three-day Health Camp, with a focus on vaccination of Covid 19. During this three-day health camp, PAPIRUDEI worked closely with medical workers from Lwankoni Health Centre IV and Kyotera District Health Officer to vaccinate both 1st dose and 2nd dose recipients. The camp targeted mainly community members within Masaka and Kyotera Districts, ages 12 years and above. The vaccination drive was carried out in three (3) primary and two (2) secondary schools, four (2) trading centers and at Padre Pio Hospital Butozi. A total of 473 people received the dose both 1st and 2nd doses. 152 out of 473 people were vaccinated at Padre Pio Hospital Butozi Site mainly coming from Butozi, Kyesiiga, Kamulegu, Bugere, Vvuma, Lwankoni, Kalisizo Kibbe, Kajjwa and Lusaka villages.
PAPIRUDEI pledges to continue working together with the Government of Uganda and Masaka Catholic Diocese to extend the necessary basic services needed to develop our communities within Greater Masaka Region.