{"id":40738,"date":"2025-09-19T12:15:44","date_gmt":"2025-09-19T09:15:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ugmirror.com\/?p=40738"},"modified":"2025-09-22T12:29:22","modified_gmt":"2025-09-22T09:29:22","slug":"ugandan-mp-calls-for-togetherness-to-protect-medicines","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ugmirror.com\/index.php\/2025\/09\/19\/ugandan-mp-calls-for-togetherness-to-protect-medicines\/","title":{"rendered":"Ugandan MP Calls For Togetherness to Protect Medicines"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A senior Ugandan lawmaker has urged citizens to come together to safeguard government medicines, describing the theft of drugs as a national problem that can only be solved through unity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Dr. Charles Ayume, a member of the Ugandan Parliament representing Koboko Municipality, Koboko district, a doctor, and chair of parliament\u2019s health committee, said the theft of medicines was \u201cnot just an act against the government but against every Ugandan who depends on public health services.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI call upon every Ugandan\u2014health workers, leaders, and families\u2014to come together to protect our medicines. This is about preserving life, and life is our greatest treasure,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Uganda\u2019s public health system serves more than 80 percent of the population. Yet persistent reports of missing drugs have damaged trust in hospitals and clinics. In some cases, patients are forced to buy medicines from private outlets even though the drugs are supposed to be free in government facilities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"577\" src=\"https:\/\/ugmirror.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/image-1024x577.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-40739\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ugmirror.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/image-1024x577.png 1024w, https:\/\/ugmirror.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/image-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/ugmirror.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/image-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/ugmirror.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/image-360x203.png 360w, https:\/\/ugmirror.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/image.png 1030w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Authorities have attempted reforms, including the introduction of embossed labels, the rollout of a digitalized supply chain, and community awareness campaigns. But Ayume believes communities must be part of the solution. \u201cWhen we unite, we can ensure that no child, no mother, no patient is left without care,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">His comments come at a time when malaria remains Uganda\u2019s leading killer disease, accounting for over 16,000 deaths annually, according to the Ministry of Health. Ayume stressed that ensuring medicines reach their intended destinations could dramatically reduce preventable deaths.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A senior Ugandan lawmaker has urged citizens to come together to safeguard government medicines, describing the theft of drugs as a national problem that can only be solved through unity. Dr. Charles Ayume, a member of the Ugandan Parliament representing Koboko Municipality, Koboko district, a doctor, and chair of parliament\u2019s health committee, said the theft [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8864,"featured_media":40740,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_paywall_metabox":[],"jnews_override_counter":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[467,98],"tags":[9228,6134],"class_list":["post-40738","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-health","category-news","tag-dr-charles-ayume-2","tag-nms"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ugmirror.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40738","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ugmirror.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ugmirror.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ugmirror.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/8864"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ugmirror.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=40738"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ugmirror.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40738\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":40741,"href":"https:\/\/ugmirror.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40738\/revisions\/40741"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ugmirror.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/40740"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ugmirror.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=40738"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ugmirror.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=40738"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ugmirror.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=40738"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}