{"id":24564,"date":"2021-06-17T13:46:45","date_gmt":"2021-06-17T10:46:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ugmirror.com\/?p=24564"},"modified":"2021-06-17T13:46:47","modified_gmt":"2021-06-17T10:46:47","slug":"col-nakalema-to-probe-medical-facilities-overcharging-covid19-patients","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ugmirror.com\/index.php\/2021\/06\/17\/col-nakalema-to-probe-medical-facilities-overcharging-covid19-patients\/","title":{"rendered":"Col Nakalema To Probe Medical Facilities Overcharging COVID19 Patients"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The head of the State House Anti-corruption Unit says she is set to probe medical facilities charging exorbitant prices as they treat COVID19. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Col Edith Nakalema said this in a tweet while responding to a screen shot showing high prices of a medical facility.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;Indeed alarming! We shall coordinate with police and MoH to question these exorbitant prices. Fighting corruption requires collective efforts and together we can make a difference,&#8221; Nakalema tweeted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Col Nakalema was responding to this tweet;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Dear \u2066<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KagutaMuseveni?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@KagutaMuseveni<\/a>\u2069 \u2066<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Parliament_Ug?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@Parliament_Ug<\/a>\u2069 \u2066<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MinofHealthUG?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@MinofHealthUG<\/a>\u2069 \u2066<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/edthnaka?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@edthnaka<\/a>\u2069 \u2066<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PoliceUg?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@PoliceUg<\/a>\u2069 \u2066<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JacobOulanyah?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@JacobOulanyah<\/a>\u2069 \u2066<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AnitahAmong?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@AnitahAmong<\/a>\u2069 \u2066<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MathiasMpuuga?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@MathiasMpuuga<\/a>\u2069 kindly intervene  &amp;stop this robbery.Hospitals &amp; pharmacies are making a kill out of a dark situation. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/bc3LbyYKN0\">pic.twitter.com\/bc3LbyYKN0<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Simon Kaggwa Njala (@SimonKaggwaNjal) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SimonKaggwaNjal\/status\/1405092720461369344?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">June 16, 2021<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The issue has been a subject of debate after reports emerged that some medical facilities ask for a minimum of shs3m for them to start treating COVID19 patients at their facilities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"406\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/ugmirror.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/20210617_134355-406x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-24565\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ugmirror.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/20210617_134355-406x1024.jpg 406w, https:\/\/ugmirror.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/20210617_134355-119x300.jpg 119w, https:\/\/ugmirror.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/20210617_134355-360x908.jpg 360w, https:\/\/ugmirror.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/20210617_134355.jpg 544w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 406px) 100vw, 406px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Nakalema, recently stormed bus parks after she received news that owners had hiked the prices of transport forcing many especially school going children who were returning home to be stranded.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Working with police and Ministry of Health, they managed to secure transport for the students<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The head of the State House Anti-corruption Unit says she is set to probe medical facilities charging exorbitant prices as they treat COVID19. Col Edith Nakalema said this in a tweet while responding to a screen shot showing high prices of a medical facility. &#8220;Indeed alarming! 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