Dr. Catherine P. Biira

Pan African,Communitarian, Lover of Life, Nature &Humanity;Battalion of Awesome Elements🤗 Accidental Academic😀 Mad about Flowers...GOAT Woman😆💪🏿

[Dr. Catherine P. Biira @CbPromise]

We must all be concerned.

[Uganda Medical Association @TheUMAofficial]

Let us be honest: the issue is not that medical interns are too many.
It is not that Uganda has no money.
It is that medical interns are not being treated as a priority.

Consider the choices being made:

• Parliament keeps growing.
Parliament’s budget reportedly doubled to about 𝗦𝗵𝘀 𝟭. 𝟮 𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗼𝗻. The money going to 529 MPs rose from about 𝗦𝗵𝘀 𝟰𝟬𝟬𝗯 in 2020/21 to 𝗦𝗵𝘀 𝟳𝟰𝟰.𝟰𝗯 in 2026/27, an increase of about 𝗦𝗵𝘀 𝟯𝟰𝟰.𝟰𝗯.
What direct return does this give the common Ugandan in a crowded hospital?

• Two offices alone tell the story.
The Speaker and Deputy Speaker offices had about 𝗦𝗵𝘀 𝟳.𝟭𝗯 combined in 2020/21. In 2026/27, they stand at about 𝗦𝗵𝘀 𝟱𝟬.𝟮𝗯 , an increase of about 𝗦𝗵𝘀 𝟰𝟯.𝟭𝗯 for only two offices.
That increase alone can pay 𝟯𝟬𝟬𝟬 interns 𝗦𝗵𝘀 𝟭𝗺 𝗽𝗲𝗿 𝗺𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗵 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗮 𝗳𝘂𝗹𝗹 𝘆𝗲𝗮𝗿, with money left.

• Questionable spending continues.
In 2025/26, selected Speaker’s office lines reportedly included 𝗦𝗵𝘀 𝟮.𝟰𝗯 for foreign travel, 𝗦𝗵𝘀 𝟵𝟲𝟲𝗺 for fuel, 𝗦𝗵𝘀 𝟰.𝟴𝗯 for incapacity, death benefits and funeral expenses, and 𝗦𝗵𝘀 𝟱.𝟮𝗯 for donations. Total: about 𝗦𝗵𝘀 𝟭𝟰.𝟮𝗯. What lasting public health return does this produce compared with doctors on wards?

• RDC structures are being funded.
Uganda reportedly has 146 RDCs, 170 Deputy RDCs and 432 Assistant RDCs, total 748 officials. Their proposed salary enhancement requires an extra 𝗦𝗵𝘀 𝟮𝟵.𝟬𝟳𝟵𝗯 every year.
Add the reported 𝗦𝗵𝘀 𝟯𝟬𝗯 for LC I to LC V political leader facilitation, and that is about 𝗦𝗵𝘀 𝟱𝟵𝗯. In what way does this benefit the common Ugandan?

• Donations are funded.
State House donations reportedly consumed 𝗦𝗵𝘀 𝟳𝟱𝟭𝗯 over seven financial years. In 2023/24 alone, donations were budgeted at 𝗦𝗵𝘀 𝟭𝟴.𝟭𝗯, but actual spending reached 𝗦𝗵𝘀 𝟴𝟬.𝟭𝟴𝗯. If tens and hundreds of billions can be found for donations, how does 𝗦𝗵𝘀 𝟮𝟰𝗯 to 𝗦𝗵𝘀 𝟯𝟲𝗯 for over 2,000 medical interns become impossible?

• Health was not protected with the same urgency.
The Ministry of Health vote fell from about 𝗦𝗵𝘀 𝟭. 𝟲𝟵𝟯 𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗼𝗻 in FY2023/24 to about 𝗦𝗵𝘀 𝟭. 𝟯𝟰𝟰 𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗼𝗻 in FY2024/25, a reduction of about 𝗦𝗵𝘀 𝟯𝟰𝟵𝗯. Even the 2025/26 estimate of 𝗦𝗵𝘀 𝟭.𝟱𝟲𝟰 𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗼𝗻 remains below the 2023/24 level. Yet health is the sector that directly touches mothers in labour, accident victims, children with malaria, emergency patients and families in public hospitals.

Now compare:

• 2,000 interns × Shs1m × 12 months = 𝗦𝗵𝘀 𝟮𝟰𝗯 per year
• 2,500 interns × Shs1m × 12 months = 𝗦𝗵𝘀 𝟯𝟬𝗯 per year
• 3,000 interns × Shs1m × 12 months = 𝗦𝗵𝘀 𝟯𝟲𝗯 per year

Even using the Ministry of Health’s own gross figure of Shs15.6m per intern per year, the reported 2,706 eligible interns would require about Shs42.2b. That is still small compared with what is being found for political comfort and administrative expansion.

That money is not a handout.

✨ It avails doctors on wards.
✨ It keeps emergency units covered.
✨ It supports maternity care.
✨ It fills staffing gaps in regional referrals.
✨ It protects patients.

So let us stop pretending.

This is not a numbers problem.
This is not a money problem.
It is a priority problem.

Medical interns are doctors under apprenticeship, not free labour!

#InternsNotSlaves

[Dr. Catherine P. Biira @CbPromise]

Congrats to our New Leaders. Gayaza High School Old Girls Adsociation continues to rise! Never Give Up!🙏🙏

[Jim Spire Ssentongo @SpireJim]

Are internet (data) prices regulated in Uganda, or every service provider charges and sets speeds as they want? Many Ugandans rely on internet for doing business, but it seems they’re on their own. Telecoms are making crazy profit now that they’re a duopoly. Any government that cares about its people would either create an affordable alternative or regulate. Do not care about taxes alone, do something. It is too much!

[Dr. Catherine P. Biira @CbPromise]

@micbyakagaba @UWOCASOfficial Thank you very much!

[Dr. Catherine P. Biira @CbPromise]

In February, I assumed the position of Board Chairperson of @UWOCASOfficial with an agenda of galvanizing our advocacy for affodable and dignified cancer care . We are grateful for your support to the most vulnerable patients channeled through us. Reach us at our new home🩷

[Dr. Catherine P. Biira @CbPromise]

"They laughed at me on TV🤣 now see" is all he wrote.

[Dr. Catherine P. Biira @CbPromise]

I am glad to back on these streets after a long break and I will start with this. Afew years ago my lil man was on pressbox set and he was laughed at😅. Last week he retrieved this clip and shared on the family forum. @andrewkabuura my
@ArsenalEspanol fan offers a coffee😅

[AIGP(Rtd) Asan Kasingye @AKasingye]

#UnpopularOpinion #597. Police officers. Thank you for doing a good but challenging job in this country. I know the force wants to deliver a peaceful election season. That’s what the IGP promised Ugandans & that’s what the law demands of you. As you do this, remember, that there’re no heroes in causing death, suffering, harm, damage, to the people of Uganda & irreparable damage to property & the reputation of government. If any individual officer thinks that someone somewhere is proud of their unlawful actions & abuse of human rights, then they’re deceiving themselves. He/she will be the first to call for action against you. You will be isolated & charged before the courts of law. Treat people as per the law & remain resolute to what the law prescribes. Stop tearing candidates posters. Stop drawing guns & threatening to shoot people. Guns are given to you to protect yourself & citizens from looming danger of criminal elements. You are not the criminal element. Your job is to protect the people, their rights & property. When you treat them according to the law, they will respect & support your actions. The reverse is true. You came from the community. You will go back to the community when you retire. The community will treat you the way you treated them. May God bless you as you strive to deliver a peaceful election season in this country. @PoliceUg

[Dr. Catherine P. Biira @CbPromise]

@lizmutesi Wangyi? Kale Imagine🤣

[Dr. Catherine P. Biira @CbPromise]

No jokes!We need "People with Integrity" designated as a special interest group in Uganda. We are excluded and almost extinct! That way albeit mostly ignored, at least a murmur of conscience might be occassionally heard in the corridors of power.
#restoreourmoralfibre

[Dr. Catherine P. Biira @CbPromise]

@LydiaNakayenze 🤣🤣

[Dr. Catherine P. Biira @CbPromise]

How the PhD at the NRM Electoral Commission counted votes after the MP for Older Persons Western Region election close to 3 am on 26th August 2025. It is not surprising that we ended up with 430 votes yet the delegates are only 329, many of whom had been frustrated into leaving.

[Dr. Catherine P. Biira @CbPromise]

@LydiaNakayenze Regardless of the field, for him to have attained such a qualification, he must have obtained training enough to have the most basic of Maths skills! A nursery school kid in Uganda can count better than that.

[Dr. Catherine P. Biira @CbPromise]

Funny but worth pondering about😅

[David Sejusa, DM. @sejudav]

But why is Uganda getting involved in these shameful things? What has happened to this Country? No pride left, no ideological sensibilities left, no moral fibre left, no SHAME AT ALL? And even after our fall still, we are found UNWORTHY to keep an American criminal?🥱😏! What's happening to us?

[Dr. Catherine P. Biira @CbPromise]

@ShalomNakiza @KagutaMuseveni Unfortunately People believe that these practices are sanctioned by the party's top leadership in favor of certain candidates. In this case, the candidate who benefitted was Mrs. Jacqueline Mbabazi. Tanga ended up with a Tally of 430 votes when the delegates are only 329. Shame!

[Dr. Catherine P. Biira @CbPromise]

Shame shame shame!

[Jeje Odea 🇺🇬 @joshjeje2]

The name is Dr. Tanga Odoi.

If this is how a whole doctorate holder counts, then this country is a crisis itself.

[Jesse Watters @JesseBWatters]

UST IN: We just FOUND OUT what’s on the MENU for the MS-13 “Maryland Dad” Kilmar Garcia in UGANDA 🤣

GRASSHOPPERS 🦗

FERMENTED BANANA BEERS 🍌🍺

Is @ChrisVanHollen going to go VISIT HIM this time?

[Dr. Catherine P. Biira @CbPromise]

@NRMOnline's sham election. Older persons voted in the dark after 2am. They were there, exhausted, sleeping, hungry coz there was no supper, sick, collapsing! Many left and Tanga did his thing personally. Electoral college has 329voters his tally had 430 voters. Shame!

[Dr. Catherine P. Biira @CbPromise]

Honestly how do you expect older persons to start lining up at this time to vote? They are exhausted, they are hungry, they are disoriented!