(Mar. 7) – The government of Uganda has set a 100 million dollars appropriation to develop health, education and transportation programs in the most disadvantaged areas of the country. The previous plans in these areas “have been a major success and so it was decided to fund them again”. In recent years, the percentage of children vaccinated against some of the most serious diseases was increased of 90 percent, the level of paved roads has grown up to 80 percent of the total national grid, while the number of young students who passed the primary school has risen to 46%. The education field is one of the traditional intervention sectors of the Italian Cooperation, which is currently involved in several field, such as social/healthcare and agriculture. (Roc/Peg)
