The reports from the National Medical Stores indicate that if government does not release funds to have a new stock for children ARVs, the shortage will impact negatively to the patients.

Mr. Kambare the ED National Medical Stores

This was disclosed by the executive director of the National medical stores, Moses Kamabare while members of parliament on the health committee were touring the NMS offices in Entebbe.

He also says that even anti-malarial supplies will be of short supply in public health facilities, adding that this is caused by shortage of funding of ACT Consortium drugs for diseases which include Malaria and Tuberculosis and HIV/Aids.

MPS on the parliamentary committee visited NMS stores in Entebbe after public outcry that the stores were inconsistent in their delivery of drugs and other essential commodities to public health facilities.

The NMS boss Kamabare said they deliver medicines on time, as agreed on with the hospitals for at least once every two months to all government health facilities and other accredited facilities.

Health Committee chairperson who is also the  MP for Bukuya County Dr.Michal Bukenya said a number of health faculties his committee visited  have been accusing  NMS of supplying to them drugs they did not requisitioned for , causing  some drugs to expire.

MPS who include Ntwetwe County MP Joel Ssebikaali in Kyankwanzi district and Kibuku Constituency MP Herbert Kinobere noted laboratory and other analyzer equipment for kidney and liver disease which were supplied by government to most Health Center IV’s lacked reagents and were gathering dust.