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The Minister of State for Finance, Planning and Economic Development (General Duties), Henry Musasizi, has given legislators assurance that medical intern doctors and senior medical staff in government health facilities will be paid within two weeks. “It is true that the House handled the issue and passed Shs32.5 billion in the supplementary budget to cater…
The Committee on Government Assurance and Implementation has tasked the Ministry of Public Service to explain the unending industrial action by medical workers. This is as the Minister of State for Public Service, Hon Grace Mugasa and the Minister of State for Kampala Capital City and Metropolitan Affairs, Hon Kyofatogabye Kabuye, appeared before the committee…
The British government have removed all 11 countries from its COVID-19 travel red list on Wednesday December 15, 2021 because there is now community transmission of Omicron in Britain, Health Secretary Sajid Javid told parliament. The new Omicron variant was first detected in southern Africa and Hong Kong. The British government added 11 African countries…
Matters concerning the doctors and interns strike have escalated following a declaration by the Senior House Officers who are specialising doctors from Makerere University that from 15th December 2021 they are joining the strike until Government wakes up and works upon their issues. The above has been announced in a statement dated 13 December 2021…
President Yoweri Kaguta Tibuhaburwa Museveni’s Government has agreed to increase the salary of Dr Henry Mwebesa, the director general of health services days after he fired all striking medical interns. On December 10, Dr Mwebesa ordered all striking medical interns to vacate hospital premises to pave way for a fresh batch. But the interns have…
The Minister for Health Dr. Jane Ruth Aceng says interns are not public servants and therefore are free to quit and forfeit being registered as Medical Doctors if they can’t wait for government to fulfil its promises. Dr. Aceng’s comments come as more health workers join the industrial action that has lasted more than five…
President Yoweri Kaguta Tibuhaburwa Museveni’s government is staring at a looming crisis in the health sector after incoming intern doctors announced a boycott of government hospitals over the firing of striking medical interns. In his directives to heads of hospitals, director general of health services Dr Henry Mwebesa gave intern doctors only two weeks within…
Striking medical interns who were on Friday directed by the Ministry of Health to among others vacate hospital premises within one week are contemplating running to court. Dr. Herbert Luswata, the General Secretary of Uganda Medical Association (UMA) on Saturday said that they are convening a meeting with the leadership of the Federation of Uganda…
Ministry of Health Governmenth has ordered all striking intern doctors to vacate hospitals and houses they have been occupying. In a letter date December 10, Dr Henry G Mwebesa, the Director General of Health Services at the Ministry of Health (MoH) has informed all Hospital Directors, Medical Superintendents and Medical Internship Training Sites that the…
Attempts by lawmakers to convince medical workers in government hospitals and health centres to review their industrial action were futile, with the medics vowing to continue the strike until their demands are met. Medical workers countrywide took to industrial action weeks ago, demanding a raise in salary and health insurance. They further complained about lack…
