Mukono residents have stopped testing covid 19, hospital are heavly charging them free gov’t Covid-19 test kits
Residents of Mukono district have raised concern over the some of the health facilities that are instead charging them money for covid-19 testing a move that has frustrated the exercise.
Residents have pinned Mukono Church of Uganda commonly known as (Namirembe) and Mukono General hospitals to be behind this evil practice in the Mukono district.
Both hospitals are among several facilities in Mukono that have been supplied with rapid diagnostic test (RDT) kits to carry out free quick Covid-19 tests of people in the district following an upsurge in Covid-19 cases in the ongoing second wave.
However, Mukono Church of Uganda hospital charges Shs 40,000 while Mukono General hospital charges Shs 20,000 per test.
Dr Steven Mulindwa, the district health officer notes...