1. Cushioning Local Governments From The Impact of COVID-19
- Author:
- Jonas Mbabazi, Fred Kasalirwe, Phoebe Atukunda, and Walter Akena
- Publication Date:
- 06-2020
- Content Type:
- Working Paper
- Institution:
- Advocates Coalition for Development and Environment (ACODE)
- Abstract:
- This policy brief presents proposals that will cushion local governments from the impact of COVID-19. Undeniably, responding to Covid-19 challenges at any level is associated with heavy demands on human, financial and logistical resources. Globally, Covid-19 emergence response is multi-sectorial to enable a holistic solution to the concomitant challenges. District councils, a creation of the Local Government Act are mandated to oversee health services. Other than frontline health workers, each district has a community-based services department with officers’ in-charge of probation and social welfare, social rehabilitation, children and youth affairs, gender, disability and elderly, culture, labour and many others. Since the mandate of personnel in this department is to operate in communities, these should be enlisted to respond and manage the community-component of Covid-19.
- Topic:
- Government, Local, Public Health, Pandemic, and COVID-19
- Political Geography:
- Uganda and Africa