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A thunderous alarm has been sounded over Uganda’s lifeline for public medicines after the latest report from the Auditor General ripped open the operations of the National Medical Stores, exposing a web of operational failures, delayed drug deliveries, expired medicines worth billions and deep-rooted management weaknesses that now threaten the country’s fragile health system. At the centre of the storm …

Kajjansi: The mighty National Medical Stores (NMS) pharmaceutical warehouse — once paraded as a modern medical marvel — is now half-submerged in filthy floodwaters, as Mother Nature reclaims her land! The Shs70 billion mega structure, with space for 30,000 pallets of drugs, has turned into a floating depot after heavy rains pounded the Kajjansi area, exposing what many had long …

Five staff members of the National Medical Stores (NMS) and Hoima Regional Referral Hospital (HRRH) are being held at Hoima City Central Police Station over allegations of stealing government drugs. The suspects have been identified as Habas Kizito, a driver attached to NMS; Bosco Aguerini and Moses Kiiza, also NMS employees; and Ceaser Onegiu and Ayo Justine, both connected to …

NATIONAL The Minister of State for ICT and National Guidance, Hon. Godfrey Kabyanga, has hailed the National Medical Stores (NMS) for its cutting-edge medical warehouse in Kajjansi, describing it as a symbol of Uganda’s commitment to strengthening healthcare delivery. The facility, the largest government-owned medical warehouse on the African continent, was showcased during a recent visit by over 30 Government …