NATIONAL – The President of the Republic of uganda Yoweri Kaguta Museveni and Mary Karooro Okurut, the senior presidential advisor on public relations, are set to receive global awards during the upcoming international post Covid-19 conference in Toronto Canada, scheduled for July 11 to 13 this year .
This was revealed by Abbey Walusimbi, the senior presidential on diaspora affairs.
The president will be honoured as a role model for pandemic containment in Africa, while Karooro will be honoured for leading the countries’ Covid-19 Task force committee that spearheaded the containment of the pandemic.
Uganda’s proactive measures, including structural lockdown ,have been credited with preventing the widespread transmission of the virus.
Despite the global toll of over 6.86 million deaths, Uganda’s mortality rate remained comparatively low compared to most countries in the world.
A recent CNN report cited uganda as the 10th globally and the 1st in Africa in combating Covid-19, according to research by Lancet.
At the awards ceremony,several prominent people from uganda who have made significant contributions to combating the virus will be recognised.
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