The National Medical Store (NMS) faces challenges in combating drug theft due to the lack of stringent penalties, despite an increased budget.

KAMPALA, UGANDA – The National Medical Store (NMS) has identified the lack of a stringent law to penalise offenders as a major obstacle in the fight against the theft of drugs. Despite the government increasing its budget to 117 billion shillings this financial year, drug theft remains a significant challenge, hampering the entity's ability to supply medicine across the country.

 Patients Cry on Floor as Health Minister Nabbanja Confirms "Deplorable" State of Mukono General Hospital

Mukono, Uganda – This Tuesday, President Museveni received reports detailing the dire situation at Mukono General Hospital, where patients, including mothers with newborns, were found lying on the floor in a scene of severe overcrowding.

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This overwhelming demand has left many mothers without proper postnatal care, with some being discharged before they are fully recovered

Administrators at Mukono General Hospital, a government health facility, are raising alarm over worsening conditions at the maternity ward, where a shortage of delivery beds has forced some mothers to give birth on the floor. Others, after delivery, are instructed to sleep on bare cement floors, exposing them to severe health risks.