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IntoAfrica

時間:2024-10-26 10:15:01


    Chinahasdonated7,000bedsand7,000mattressestoourhospitals.Soonallthedistrictandregionalhospitalswillbeequippedwiththenewbedsandmattresses.
    Dr.AsumanLukwago,PermanentSecretary,MinistryofHealth,Uganda

Statecooperationaswellaspeople-to-peoplecontactstrengthensChina-Ugandaties

ByGodfreyOlukya

Whenshewaspregnant,StellaAkello,wholivesontheoutskirtsofKampala,hadaheatedargumentwithherhusbandRobertonwhereshewouldhaveherbabydelivered.HerhusbandinsistedontheMulagoNationalReferralHospitalincentralKampalabutshehadherheartsetontheChinaUgandaFriendshipHospitalNaguru.Ittooktheinterventionoftheirneighborstomakeherhusbandconcedetoherwish.

Aneighbor,HenryKabaya,explainedwhyshepreferredtheNaguruhospital:“Aftergivingbirth,shetolduswhy-becauseitisnew,recentlybuiltwithfundsfromtheChineseGovernment.ShealsosaidtherearesomeChinesedoctorsatthehospitalwhotreatthosewithcomplications.”

ApartfromconstructingtheNaguruhospitalandequippingit,theChineseGovernmenthasdonatedbedsandmattressestoeverynationalhospitalinthecountrytoimprovehealthservicedelivery.

Dr.AsumanLukwago,PermanentSecretaryatUganda’sMinistryofHealth,toldthemediainKampala,“Chinahasdonated7,000bedsand7,000mattressestoourhospitals.Soonallthedistrictandregionalhospitalswillbeequippedwiththenewbedsandmattresses.”

Uganda’shealthcaresystemneedsmuchattention.Someofitshospitalswereconstructedinthecolonialdaysandareinadilapidatedstatetoday,lackingmedicalequipment,bedsandmattresses.Althoughthegovernmenthasconstructednewhealthcentersacrossthecountry,theylackmanpowerandmedicine.

Goingbeyondbeds
    ChineseengagementinUgandagoesbeyonddonatingbedsandmattressestohospitals.Itincludeslandmarkprojects,suchasthemassive,multibillion-dollarStandardGaugeRailway(SGR)thatwilllinkUgandawithKenya,Rwanda,SouthSudanandtheDemocraticRepublicoftheCongo.The1,736kmSGRisslatedforcompletionin2018.

UgandaandChinasignedamemorandumofunderstandingonDecember15,2015,fortheconstructionofalightrailnetworkinKampala.ChinaCivilEngineeringConstructionCorp.willbuildtheinitial35kmonanestimatedbudgetof$440million.

Uganda’sMinisterofWorksandTransportJohnByabagambihassaida240-kmnetworkisenvisagedinthelongerterm,withlinesradiatingfromthecitycentertoserveEntebbe,Nsangi,Wakisoandothersurroundingtowns.
    Entrepreneurialspirit
    Besideslargegovernmentprojects,manyChinesearerunningsuccessfulbusinessesinUganda.ZhangXiaoisoneoftheseentrepreneurs.

ZhangsitsonthedoorwayofhisshoeshopindowntownKampalaandcallsouttoapasserbyinthelocallanguage,‘‘Nyabojanguoguleengatokusententono,”meaning“Madam,comeandbuyshoesataffordableprices.”

AwomanisbothsurprisedbyaChinesespeakinginherowntongueandfascinatedbytheideaofbuyingshoesatabargain.SheheadsinsidetheshopandbuystwopairsofChinese-madeshoes.

ZhangisamongthethousandsofChinesewhohaveinthepastfewyearscometoUgandanotonlytoworkonconstructionprojectsbutalsotosetupsmall-andlarge-scalebusinesses.HeencouragesotherChinesetocometoUganda.

“IhavebeeninUgandaforthelastthreeyears.IimportshoesandclothesfromChinaandselltheminUgandaatretailprices.Imakeenoughprofittokeepmegoingforward,”Zhangsaid.

TomMwase,anofficialfromtheMinistryofTrade,IndustryandCooperatives,saidbytheendof2015,thereweremorethan40,000Chineseinthecountry.

“Outofevery10shopsindowntownKampala,atleasttwobelongtoChinese,”saidJamesKizza,alocalcouncilorinKampala.“SomeofthemrentwholeshopswhileothersshareshopspacewithUgandans.”HairsalonownerLiuJieisanothersuccessfulChineseentrepreneur.LiusaidUgandanwomenflocktohersalonbecauseofthedifferentstylesshehasdeveloped.“Theyappreciatemyexperienceandexpertiseandpaymewell,”shesaid.

Uganda’sMinisterofTrade,IndustryandCooperativesAmeliaKyambaddehaswelcomedChineseinvestors,sayingtheyarefreetocomeandsetupbusinessesinUganda.“WewelcomeChineseinvestorsbecausetheycreatejobsforourpeople,”shehassaid.


   

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