| Published Sun, September 17th 2017 at 10:16, Updated September 17th 2017 at 10:59 GMT +3State Minister Opendi (right) addresses the media after arrest of the corrupt health officials. (Photo: Courtesy)Uganda's Health State Minister is an agitated woman after she visited a public hospital and caught health workers demanding bribes to attend to patients. Ms Sarah Opendi said on Saturday that she had received many complaints about the corrupt deals that go on in the public health sector and decided to confirm the reports. Covered in a face veil, Opendi visited Naguru General Hospital in Kampala on a boda-boda and was asked for Laboratory fees amounting to USh150,000, (KSh5,000) for services that are supposed to be free. Deputy Hospital Director Dr Stephen Kyebambe applauded Opendi for exposing the corrupt that put public hospitals in bad light.

Source: Standard Digital September 17, 2017 07:18 UTC