Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The National Drug Authority- NDA has closed down more than 600 drug outlets over illegal operations. Dr. James Tamale who heads regions at the NDA says that apart from operating without licenses and being run by unqualified individuals, many of the medicines that they …
Read More »New CPS operations commander arrests 35 suspected street muggers
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | There was tension and race for safety in underworld of the city centre as the new Kampala Central Police Station-CPS operations commander, ASP David Nahamya, launched a hunt for suspected street muggers. In the operation that started at 1pm, 35 mostly youthful men were nabbed from Arua …
Read More »Experimental COVID-19 vaccine to be restricted to Chinese nationals-MOH
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Compassionate use of the Chinese experimental COVID-19 vaccine will be restricted to Chinese nationals, the Health Ministry has revealed. The Health Ministry came out on the matter on Tuesday after a letter by the Health Minister, Dr. Ruth Jane Aceng authorizing the importation of 4000 …
Read More »Popular herbal mixture ‘Embaluka’ adulterated with viagra- NDA
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The National Drug Authority (NDA) is warning the public against using two herbal mixtures on the market after they found them to have high doses of sildenafil citrate also known as Viagra, an oral drug used for the treatment of erectile dysfunction. According to …
Read More »NDA warns public as fake HIV test kit circulates on the market
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The National Drug Authority (NDA) has raised a red flag about the popular HIV test kit dubbed UNI-Gold HIV kit, warning the public against using it. David Nahamya, the NDA Secretary in a statement on Thursday said that they had been notified by the …
Read More »Three more sanitizer brands fail NDA quality tests
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The National Drug Authority (NDA) warns the public against the use of three sanitizer brands – Sanit, Vexesan and Sigma all locally manufactured for failure to meet quality standards. According to David Nahamya, the Secretary to the Authority, the manufacturers have been asked to withdraw …
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