The ministry of health Uganda has suspended Selmek medical services a private owned hospital from testing for COVID-19 samples over fraudulent of test results.
The MoH director General services Dr Henry Mwebesa said in a suspension letter dated July 22 that the ministry has received reports on fraudulent of results from Selmek medical services facility.
“The ministry through reports from Entebbe International Airport and other laboratory results, has observed a high rate of fraudulent COVID-19 results for samples associated with your facility,” Dr Mwebesa said. “In addition, your facility is not officially accredited to offer COVID-19 testing services or sample collections.”
The hospital found in Zzana along Entebbe road in Makindye Ssabagabo Wakiso district has been carrying out COVID-19 PCR tests and collecting samples from patients at their homes at a charged fee.
Mwebesa has however instructed the facility to stop COVID-19 testingservices with immediate effect and asked all laboratories not to again receive samples from Selmek medical services.
Means to talk to the Executive Director Selmek medical services for a comment were futile.
