By Martha Asinguza Drug theft in Uganda is not just a technical hiccup—it is a national challenge that undermines service delivery and puts lives at risk. When medicines meant for the public are stolen or diverted, the cost is borne by ordinary Ugandans, especially mothers and children in rural areas. Government, through the National Medical […]
Hon. Lagen David Atuka, Member of Parliament for Agago County, has urged local government officials to carry out strict follow-up on drug deliveries to health facilities, warning that theft and diversion of medicines are denying lifesaving treatment to rural communities. Lagen said the lack of medicines in government health centres forces many patients to turn […]
For many Ugandans, a trip to the local health center offers hope—for relief, treatment, and sometimes even survival. Yet when essential medicines are unavailable, that hope can give way to uncertainty. Uganda’s National Medical Stores (NMS) continues to deliver a wide range of medicines and supplies—like antimalarials, antibiotics, and Mama Kits—to thousands of public health […]
The National Medical Stores (NMS) has Tuesday afternoon received COVID-19 health supplies which were donated to Uganda by France. The items include one million FFP2 face masks, 54,000 testing kits and nine respirators. The donation valued at Shs 10.8bn was handed over to Uganda at a ceremony held at NMS headquarters in Entebbe in the […]
National Medical Stores (NMS) has this Tuesday evening donated items worth millions of shillings to the Muslim community in Katabi, Entebbe ahead of Eid al-Fitr celebrations. “We are very grateful for this donation by NMS,” said Sheikh Mugenyi Asooka of Masjid Noor Katabi. “We asked the NMS General Manager Mr Moses Kamabare to support us […]
National Medical Stores (NMS) has spoken out on MPs’ concerns that the institution is not using the Integrated Financial Management System (IFMIS), saying this situation was partly caused by strict engagement conditions set by their donor partners. NMS’ partners such as like USAID, GAVI and Global Fund contract and pay the entity for storage, delivery […]
