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.