The Auditor General, Edward Akol, has revealed that the National Medical Stores (NMS) lost more than UGX 8.04 billion through expired drugs in the 2024/2025 financial year, a sharp decline from the UGX 316 billion loss recorded the previous year. The disclosure is contained in the December 2025 Auditor General’s annual report, which was tabled…
Unsafe abortion is no longer predominantly a problem among teenage girls, as previously reported. New health surveillance data indicate that adult women—many married and in their prime reproductive years—now account for a growing share of abortion-related deaths in Uganda. Dr Aggrey Bameka, associate consultant in obstetrics and gynaecology at Buwenge General Hospital, said many women…
Residents of Namule, Igola, and Angorom in Getom Sub-county, Katakwi District, have urged the government to conduct regular indoor residual spraying and redistribute mosquito nets, citing a surge in mosquitoes in swampy areas such as Micoka and Aibapet. Abdalah Okeris and other residents said malaria remains the leading cause of illness and death, particularly among…
Uganda’s National Drug Authority (NDA) has closed more than 105 illegal drug outlets and impounded 260 boxes of assorted classified medicines worth about Shs65 million following a week-long enforcement operation in the Teso sub-region. Speaking at a press briefing at NDA offices in Soroti City, the Regional Inspector of Drugs for North Eastern Uganda, Dr…