Muhwezi warns on selling free drugs
By Abubaker Mukose
Health minister Brig. Jim Muhwezi has warned people against selling the anti-retroviral drugs provided to AIDS patients by the Government.
Muhwezi (right) said this in a speech read by Prof. Emmanuel Kaijuka while opening an office for the National Drug Authority (NDA) in Jinja recently.
He said people got the drugs from gazetted clinics either free of charge or at subsidised prices and sold them to drug stores.
Muhwezi asked the NDA to ensure that the drugs sold were safe.

New Vision: Wednesday, 2nd June, 2004

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Am I missing something? If AIDS drugs are available free of charge or at lower cost in government clinic, who buys those sold in drug stores and why?

Why would an AIDS patient sell the very drugs that are supposed to help him/her?

And/or why do government officials give AIDS medications to those who dot have AIDS and therefore don't need them?

Mr. Muhwezi, as the minister for health, you are  the responsible party for creating this apparent black market, no one else. If you cannot discharge your duties without stealing,  not only should you resign, but you ought be prosecuted and jailed for good measure -- in addition to re-imbusing the government of Uganda (i.e. we the people or "peasants" as you fellows like to call us)! No excuses, no buts, no ifs. Enough, is enough. Down with your sheananigans!



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