NMS General Manager, Moses Kamabare

The National Medical Stores has pledged to avoid the past mistakes that were the cause of the drugs expiring in stores while Ugandans in need of the drugs suffered.

This was in reaction to press reports that pinned NMS for being behind the loss of billions of shillings through its negligence that had caused the expiry of drugs.

The management of NMS has said in a press statement,  that it is true that the expiry of drugs used to take place in the past but under the new management of the institution the people of Uganda should be assured that it will not happen again.

The management says this will not happen again because there some changes that have been introduced in the institution that ensure that this does not happen again.

It says for example these days NMS procures drugs based on the needs of the people which are actually submitted in written form to NMS from the health facilities which means under the their new arrangement NMS only procures drugs that are needed.

NMS has also promised to fight perpetual stock outs through measures like their new arrangement where they have teamed up with the Ministry of Health to provide basic health kits in Health Center 2s and Health Center 3s. The kit contains medicines and other supplies needed at these health facilities which are sent there regularly without requisition orders.

The Management says they are optimistic that such a development will continue to help in improving stocks of medicines in all these health facilities.

By Zakaria Tiberindwa, Ultimate Media