At UN, Uganda Highlights COVID-19 Response, Commitment to Sustainable Development
Through deliberate and targeted
actions, Uganda has been able to contain the spread of COVID-19, the
country’s representative to the UN told the General Assembly,
adding that the Government also prioritized sustainable recovery from the pandemic
in its national plans.
Philip Ochen Odida, Deputy Permanent Representative, speaking in person to the UN Assembly.
To mitigate the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, Uganda followed
strong guidelines, standard operating procedures and systematic testing,
tracing, quarantining and treatment regimen, explained Philip Ochen
Odida, Deputy Permanent Representative, speaking in person to the UN
Assembly.
The COVID-19 crisis, however, “has given lessons and areas for
re...