Mutungo rehab faces rising numbers of addicts post-US funding cut

Over the last few weeks, the Presidential Initiative on Rehabilitation and Skilling of Ghetto Youth, a rehab center based in Mutungo, Kampala, has been overwhelmed by numbers, receiving an influx of over 60 substance users or drug addicts per day. This followed the abrupt withdrawal of funding from the US, which led to the closure of critical harm reduction centers, including the Medically Assisted Therapy clinic at Butabika Hospital, which was serving over 700 youth addicted to drugs.