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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Minister of Health Dr. Jane Ruth Aceng and her counterpart, Henry Musasizi, the State Minister for Finance in charge of General Duties have disagreed in Parliament over factors occasioning stock out of essential drug supplies in hospitals. During plenary sitting on Wednesday, Dr. Aceng presented …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Health has been urged to address the continued drug stock outs faced by health centres countrywide. Robert Migadde, Buvuma Island County MP said that health centres in Buvuma Island have been operating without drugs since November 2022. He made the revelation during …

SPECIAL FEATURE | THE INDEPEDNENT | With a blaring distress signal on and the blue top lights flashing, an ambulance rushed out of the gate at breakneck speed, leaving everyone at the health facility wondering what emergency had come up. No sooner had it joined the main road though than the …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The National Medical Stores (NMS) is seeking Shs 298 billion to offset the projected funding gaps arising from the declining donor funding. NMS General Manager, Moses Kamabare said that since donor agencies such as PEPFAR that have for long provided essential medicines such as …

SPECIAL FEATURE | THE INDEPENDENT |  Malaria remains one of the most devastating infectious diseases, causing high morbidity and mortality especially in sub-Saharan Africa. In Uganda, malaria is endemic in approximately 95% of the country, affecting over 90% of the population up to 20% of all hospital deaths. Malaria is …

SPECIAL FEATURE | THE INDEPENDENT | Joyce Alinga, a resident of Aujongor Village, Obalanga Sub-County in Kapelebyong district conceived during the covid-19 lockdown in 2021. The 21- year- old of senior three students gave birth to conjoined twins in Amuria Health Centre IV in Amuria District by cesarean section. Looking at …

SPECIAL FEATURE | THE INDEPENDENT | For over 20 years, Jennifer Nsita, mother of six and resident of Dwoli village in Hoima district, has been receiving medical treatment from Dwoli Health Center III. The 38-year-old says that at this facility, they are treated for illnesses such as malaria, cough, headaches …

SPECIAL FEATURE | THE INDEPENDENT |   Uganda has started reaping the benefits of a partnership with the United States in terms of strengthened transparency in the management of public medicines and health supplies. The U.S. government helped NMS build a strong and modern health supply chain system which has …

SPECIAL FEATURE | THE INDEPENDENT |  Ten years ago, in-charges of health facilities would make paper-based orders to National Medical Stores (NMS) for medicine deliveries. Quite often, mistakes would happen in making orders and sometimes, these papers would get lost. Moreso, paper-based work was so time-consuming and laborious. In 2019, …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Parliament’s Health Committee is demanding accountability for the Covid-19 vaccine funds allocated to the National Medical Stores-NMS in the last two financial years. NMS officials led by Apollo Newton Mwesigye, the NMS Board Secretary, Paul Okware, the Chief Operations Officer, and Lillian Audo, on …