The Ministry of Health has been tasked to interact District Health Officers (DHOs) to make sure well timed supply of medicines to totally different well being amenities within the nation.
The steering was given by the Deputy Speaker, Thomas Tayebwa, whereas chairing the House sitting on Wednesday, 07 August 2024. It adopted a matter of nationwide significance raised by Hon. Sarah Najjuma (NRM, Nakaseke Woman Representative) over lack of drugs and medical provides in hospitals.
According to Najjuma, 15 people who had been concerned in a motorcar accident final Sunday and rushed to Nakaseke General Hospital, had been unable to get the requisite therapy and drugs.
“Nakaseke hospital is in a disaster as a result of we’ve got no drugs. We final acquired drugs on 13 March [2024]. Some persons are diabetic and have been off remedy for over three months,” she stated.
She additionally blamed the National Medical Stores (NMS) for delayed deliveries of required medicines and medical provides to hospitals throughout the nation.
She stated that NMS just lately made deliveries to the hospital together with liquid cleaning soap, jik and glucose amongst different objects, however didn’t embody any medicines.
“If it’s IFMS [Integrated Financial Management System] that’s stopping well timed supply of medicines by National Medical Stores, let or not it’s scrapped from the system in order that medicines are delivered on time,” Najjuma added.
The State Minister for Health in command of General Duties, Hon. Anifa Kawooya, commited to analyze the standing of medical provides to hospitals and provides a report back to the House on the matter.
“On such points, it could be pertinent for colleagues to deliver them to our consideration in order that we are able to follow-up with these involved in our hospitals, to determine what’s going on,” Kawooya stated.
The Deputy Speaker additionally directed the Committee on Health to follow-up the matter with the Health Minister.
