State Minister for Teso Affairs Hon. Christine Amongin taking notes from the people during the sickle cell clinic at Atutur Hospital Kumi District on Tuesday.
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| Hon. Christine Amongin Aporu |
They reported to the minister that some health workers in Soroti Hospital sell drugs and mosquito nets to them which are supposed to be free.
A father to two children with sickle cell disease (names withheld) told the minister that every time he goes to the sickle cell clinic in Soroti Hospital he was being asked money to see the doctor. He also said that drugs are also being sold in the hospital pharmacy. He recalled the time when he went to get mosquito nets and he was asked the price at the market, he told them 10,000 UGX. The person distributing the mosquito nets asked him to pay half the price on the market.
All services at the government hospitals are supposed to be free.
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