Child’s death after vaccination leads to health workers’ arrest

Vaccines save lives. But the sudden death of a baby shortly after vaccination has landed two medical workers at Daphine Medical center in Kabalagala in Kampala in trouble. Dr. Doreen Akuku and Joan Nabakooza, a nurse at the facility. The two are locked up at Kabalagala Police Station in connection to the death of nine-month-old Messiah on Friday evening…

National Drug Authority Closes Over 800 Outlets for Operating Illegally

The Uganda National Drugs Authority (NDA) has closed over 830 drug outlets in the Northern Region for operating illegally.  The drug shops include two pharmacies, 48 human and veterinary drug shops, and 16 clinics among others.   NDA has also recovered and impounded stolen medical equipment and government drugs worth UGX 1.7 Billion Shillings during…