Schools have been reported to still face challenges in the fight against the pandemic, even after being reopened from a two year lockdown, according to the Chairman Uganda-Korean Friendship Association, Jackson Ndawula.
The remarks were made during the donation of COVID-19 preventive equipment to four Kampala schools of Kololo Senior Secondary School, Old Kampala Primary School, Mengo Senior secondary school and Buganda Royal Institute.
He noted that schools are still facing challenges although the COVID-19 situation has stabilized.
The Uganda Korean Friendship Association started this campaign in 2020 during the peak of the COVID-19 pandemic when they donated to the Kampala Medical and Allied Health Workers Co-operatives Society a private medical institution promoting public healthcare.
Since that time, they have donated equipment and material to the Entebbe International Airport when the airport was re-opened by the Uganda Civil Aviation Authority to detect those entering and going out of the airport.
In her remarks, the Chief of Mission of Korea Junok Shin, said the challenges are still many even after the schools have re-opened, insisting that they will continue supporting the schools in and outside Kampala.
The Uganda Korean Friendship Association also donated to five hospitals under the church of Uganda in Nebbi District West Nile region and in Entebbe Municipality among others.
The dean of Buganda Royal Institute Joseph Balikudembe said the institute was greatly affected by COVID-19 adding that some of the students did not return due to financial constraints.