UGANDA: Lira Diocese Distributes Hand washing Facilities and Sanitary Items To Prevent Spread of Coronavirus
Bishop Sanctus Lino Wanok handing over hand washing facilities to Resident District Commissioner of Alebtong district Josephine Omara Olili
Isaac Ojok
Caritas Lira Diocese has complimented to the hand washing drive to fight the spread of Coronavirus by dispensing 300 hand washing facilities, 150 boxes of laundry soap and cash worth 2.4 million shillings to the districts of Otuke, Alebtong, Oyam, Dokolo and Lira.
The donations were on Thursday handed over to the Resident District Commissioners (RDCs) in their capacity as the central government representatives in the districts by the Bishop of Lira Diocese, Rt. Rev. Santos Lino Wanok at a function that took place at Daniel Comboni Diocesan Headquarters at Barogole in Lira Municipality.
In his address, the Bishop Wanok acknowledged the concerted effort of the Holy Father Pope Francis to help especially the developing countries by exhorting other people to come to the rescue of others through the face of the Church which is Caritas, saying, “It is the reason the Diocese is able to secure the hand washing support.”
Bishop Wanok also acknowledged the uniform command of fighting the Coronavirus championed by President Museveni through his directives to all Ugandans on hand washing and keeping of social distance.
Earlier, the Director of Caritas in Lira Diocese and the Parish Priest of Lira Cathedral Parish Rev. Fr. George Ogwal Akaca said the hand washing support was a donation from Caritas Norway after one of its representatives who was in Uganda by the time of the lockdown announcement, and was able to witness the conditions of the people in Lango.
“When he was contacted for support, he was very positive,” acknowledged the Parish priest.
Also, the RDCs of Oyam Robert Abak, of Alebtong Josephine Omara Olili and of Oyam Gillian Akullo expressed their gratitude to Caritas and Lira Diocese for their gesture to save lives.
