Uganda, Jan. 21 -- At a time when many public health facilities are often grappling with a shortage of essential medical supplies, it's disheartening to learn that Uganda National Medical Stores (NMS) has vital drugs expire.

This past week, we learnt that NMS is embroiled in crises of employee litigation and more than Shs60b losses resulting from expiration of vital medical supplies.

The, is a government-owned organisation, mandated to procure, store and distribute human medication and health-related consumable items to government-owned health units in all districts of Uganda.

Over the years, there has been a concerted effort to improve its efficiency in doing its job. Part of this has been deliberate investment in a warehouse and the ...