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NDA arrests Makoole Health Centre II in-charge over alleged theft of antimalarials and malaria test kits

Corruption & Abuse of Office Official claim Uganda (national) Oct 2025 (day not reported) Severity: 2/5

According to NDA spokesperson Abiaz Rwamwiri, the Authority arrested the enrolled nurse in charge of Makoole Health Centre II, who it says had taken 3,000 doses of antimalarial drugs and 12,500 malaria testing kits to a private house for sale. The arrest was part of an NDA drive against the diversion of government medicines.

A national event, not tied to one district.

Official claim: These are the figures given by National Drug Authority (spokesperson Abiaz Rwamwiri); they could not be checked independently.

Numbers

1 arrested or detained

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