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Africa-Press – Uganda. <\/strong><\/span>Hundreds of patients are stranded without medical attention at Koboko hospital after the facility ran out of drugs.<\/p>\n

The situation has prompted the hospital management to advise patients to seek medical attention elsewhere or buy drugs elsewhere.<\/p>\n

The most affected patients are those with chronic illnesses such as HIV\/Aids, TB and diabetes.<\/p>\n

Mr Aliojo Abiriga, the acting hospital administrator for Koboko hospital, told this reporter that they last received a drug consignment in October last year.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe were supposed to receive drugs after every two months so this means we have missed four cycles as per the year and this has caused a lot of issues the vulnerable group of people,\u201d Mr Abiriga said.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe have diabetic clinic every Tuesday and Friday but there are no testing kits. These vulnerable groups of people are now testing outside the facility which is not good and monitoring of such patients is difficult if they access such services outside,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

He, however, said the lack of drugs at the facility has lowered patient turn out.<\/p>\n

Ms Agnes Luma, an HIV\/Aids patient and a resident of Adakada Cell in Koboko Municipality, said they used to pick their ARV drugs for six months but for the past two months, they have been receiving less, which is affecting their dose.<\/p>\n

\u201c….they are complaining that there is general drug stock out and they borrow from neighbouring districts like Maracha and Yumbe, so because of this, we are only given for two months and some times even under dose yet with our condition, we are supposed to take these drugs on time and full doses,\u201d Ms Luma said.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe have been advised to buy the drugs but it will be impossible for those of us who don\u2019t have money. There is need for the government to help us and deliver drugs,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n

Ms Florence Ajuki, 86, a resident of Lobule Sub-county, who suffers from diabetics, said she has missed drugs for two months.<\/p>\n

\u201cThese drugs in the clinic cost between Shs5,000 and Shs10,000, which we can\u2019t afford on a daily basis,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

A medical worker at the hospital, who preferred anonymity, said: \u201cAt Koboko hospital, we have a total of 2,100 clients whom I serve only within the facility and if you are to add all the HIV clients in the entire district and municipality, they are around 3,000 yet there is drug stockout. We don\u2019t know when ours will be delivered but for now, we are depending on borrowing from districts, who also have HIV patients, so when time comes and they refuse, we shall be left with no option,\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cIf clients miss drugs definitely we have that fear that their viral load will shoot up because missing drugs is real crime in HIV management, it\u2019s like giving chance to the virus to start multiplying again, so we request government to rescue these patients,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Efforts to speak to the public relations officer ofNational Medical Stores were futile as the repeated phone calls went unanswered.<\/p>\n

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Africa-Press – Uganda. Hundreds of patients are stranded without medical attention at Koboko hospital after the facility ran out of drugs. The situation has prompted the hospital management to advise patients to seek medical attention elsewhere or buy drugs elsewhere. The most affected patients are those with chronic illnesses such as HIV\/Aids, TB and diabetes. 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