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Stealing from the Sick

Everyone in Uganda is entitled to free medicine to combat killer diseases like malaria. Despite Government efforts to improve access to essential medicines, a significant number of people have to use private facilities because of frequent stockouts.

´óÏó´«Ã½ Africa Eye headed undercover to expose one of the reasons why there is shortage of life saving drugs – medicine theft by medical professionals.

Africa Eye worked together with the Ugandan investigative journalist, Solomon Serwanjja.

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53 minutes

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