The second Covid-19 wave continues to ravage the country, leading to an oxygen shortage crisis in nearly all hospitals and the daily average death of at least 35 people in the last 3-4 weeks although some deaths remain uncaptured as people continue to treat themselves from home due to shortage of hospital beds and hiked medical bills ranging from Shs 2-5 million per day for Covid-19 patients.
Mugongo and her late brother Fred Katamba Mukiibi pioneered commercial funeral services in the country in 1994 with their UFS, drawing scorn from the general population over what many considered a cultural taboo at the time, offering services ranging from the feeding of mourners, offering criers for hire, hearse and transport services, treating bodies to grave construction, post-death counseling, grave digging and construction, coffin sales among others.
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Although no comprehensive survey has been conducted to ascertain the magnitude of loss suffered by SMEs, many economists point to an ailing sector yet the already dire situation could be worsened.
Private Sector Foundation Uganda (PSFU) has in partnership with Mastercard Foundation and The Innovation Village, asked the government to expedite the formulation and implementation of a National.