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National Drug Authority gets green light price hikes for drugs

National Drug Authority gets green light price hikes for drugs

The Ministry of Finance has authorized the Uganda National Drugs Authority (NDA) to hike verification fees for imported drugs as a means of boosting locally produced drugs. The NDA has been charging 2% verification fees on imported drugs but this will now be raised to 12%. Speaking during a meeting on improving Uganda’s competitiveness in […]

Uganda to face huge housing deficit, says finance minister Kasaijja.

Uganda to face huge housing deficit, says finance minister Kasaijja.

Uganda is likely to face a bigger housing deficit of 12.6 million housing units, if no tough measures are taken to address the issue. According to the National Development Plan II, with the current population growth rate of 3. 4% and 5.2% urbanization rate, the demand for housing units is likely to dramatically shoot up. […]