Drugs
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Development
Patients foot bills as staff smuggle medicines out of gov’t hospitals
GULU– While there is a shortage of medicines in public hospitals and health centres in Northern Uganda, some of their staff and private practitioners are partly responsible for causing the shortage. This…
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Health
Over 800 drug shops closed as NDA concludes operation in Northern Uganda
GULU-The National Drug Authority [NDA] has completed a two-week compliance enforcement in 17 districts of Acholi and Lango sub-regions, where 830 illegal drug shops were closed. According to Samuel Kyomukama, Head of…
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News
Masindi residents want health centre II elevated
MASINDI-Residents of Kikingura town board in Bwijanga Sub-county, Masindi district are calling for Kikingura Health Centre II to be elevated to level III to enable them to get better services. Speaking during…
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Health
NDA closes health clinics as drugs worth Shs 150mln are impounded
KAMPALA– The National Drug Authority [NDA] on Friday closed 21 health clinics, 22 drug shops and impounded 144 boxes of drugs worth Shs 150 million in Rubaga, Kampala. Abiaz Rwamwiri, NDA’s Public…
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Health
Malaria kills over 130 in Acholi as drugs run out
GULU– Malaria has reportedly killed 136 people in Acholi Sub-region due to the lack of drugs in the government health centres. According to medical workers, there has also been an increasing number…
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News
500 heads of cattle in Lyantonde die due to fake drugs
LYANTONDE– Lyantonde district has lost about 500 heads of cattle after being vaccinated with fake veterinary medicines supplied by the local drug outlets. According to Lyantonde District Veterinary Officer, Ronald Bameka, many…
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Certification
Mbarara police arrest fake NDA officials
MBARARA– Police in Mbarara City Central Division in partnership with the National Drug Authority [NDA] have intensified an operation aimed at catching criminals who have been disguising themselves as NDA staff to…
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News
WHO highlights glaring gaps in regulation of alcohol marketing across borders
KAMPALA– A new report from the World Health Organization [ WHO ] highlights the increasing use of sophisticated online marketing techniques for alcohol and the need for more effective regulation. It shows…
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Cooperatives & Communities
NDA launches campaign against hawkers in Bunyoro region
KIKUUBE– The National Drug Authority [NDA] has launched a campaign in the Bunyoro region aimed at fighting hawking drugs in the communities, which the officials said is against the law but also…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Uganda, South Sudan authorities concerned over continuous illegal cross border trades.
AMURU – Authorities in Uganda and South Sudan have raised concerns over the continuous illegal trade across borders in petroleum and drugs. For years, community members living along the border villages of…
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