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NDA operation arrests Kassanda health worker over government ARVs found at Bukuya private clinic

Corruption & Abuse of Office Official claim Kassanda Mar 2026 (day not reported) Severity: 2/5

A National Drug Authority enforcement operation led to the arrest of an assistant nursing officer at Kassanda Health Centre IV, according to ChimpReports. Authorities said he was found with more than 100,000 doses of ARVs, 15,000 doses of aspirin and 400 HIV test kits marked as government supplies not for sale, concealed at a private clinic in Bukuya Trading Centre where he reportedly worked part-time. Investigators said the find points to possible diversion of public health supplies; the intended use has not been disclosed.

Official claim: These are the figures given by National Drug Authority / investigators; they could not be checked independently.

Numbers

1 arrested or detained

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