Uganda: Health Committee calls for probe into drug theft, extortion at Iganga, Bugiri Hospitals

APO Group - Africa-Newsroom: latest news releases | 09-09-2026 08:01pm |

The Ugandan House Committee on Health has called on the Resident District Commissioners of Iganga and Bugiri districts to investigate allegations of drug theft, extortion, and mismanagement of funds at government hospitals. The directive came during an oversight visit to health facilities in Eastern Uganda on Tuesday. At Iganga General Hospital, MPs found medicines without supporting documentation and discrepancies in stock records, raising concerns about potential theft and diversion. Committee leader Hon. Hope Nakazibwe expressed concern over the findings.

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