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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The World Health Organization (WHO) has published a new report on access to morphine for medical use. The report describes how the global distribution of morphine, as a vital pain medicine, is unequal and does not fulfill the medical need. The report, titled “Left Behind …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Experts are worried about a looming stock out of medical morphine, an opioid approved for use in Uganda among people experiencing dilapidating pain as a result of conditions such as HIV, Tuberculosis and Cancer. Morphine production was suspended last week. The sole maker of …