Dr Kamuhangire Lauben

Medical Doctor at Itojo Hospital, Ntungamo District Local Government, South Western Uganda,

Former Clinical Officer - Ntungamo District Local Gov't, SW Uganda

[Dr Kamuhangire Lauben @DLauben]

https://t.co/4xuFb4yhFt

[Dr. Bireete Sarah @SarahBireete]

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Mbarara protests against Besigye Trial

[Dr Kamuhangire Lauben @DLauben]

https://t.co/wE5Qnl8OKq

[Hon (Dr.) Mubangizi Sebastian (M.D) @HonSebastianm]

5. At Mbarara RRH a reflection of all our public hospitals, out of the 53billion drug budget required only 2.8billion was received, a discrepancy that puts the population and health workers on constant fights when patients are told to buy drugs while in hospital @MinofHealthUG

[Dr Kamuhangire Lauben @DLauben]

@MirembeDr @pwatchug @Parliament_Ug @Thomas_Tayebwa @AAgather @observerug @ekwaroobuku @BalaamBarugahar @CHRISBARYOMUNS1 @MinofHealthUG @mofpedU Misplaced Priorities but we won't accept unfair policies to destroy our noble profession.

[Dr Mirembe Joel @MirembeDr]

Shs 50.18 Billion for the Speaker & Deputy Speaker allowances vs Shs 21.6 Billion for 1,000 Intern Doctors: A Question of betrayal of National Priorities
The debate about funding Uganda's intern doctors is often framed as a question of affordability. Yet a look at the 2026/27 budget allocations tells a different story.
According to published parliamentary budget figures, the Office of the Speaker is allocated approximately Shs 28.5 billion, while the Office of the Deputy Speaker is allocated about Shs 21.68 billion in allowances. Together, these two offices alone account for Shs 50.18 billion in allowances for the office of the speaker ( 2 individuals vs 1,000 intern doctors )
For comparison, paying 1,000 intern doctors a net allowance of Shs 1.8 million per month for an entire year would cost approximately Shs 21.6 billion.
In other words, the annual allowance budget for the Speaker and Deputy Speaker's offices combined is more than double what is required to remunerate 1,000 intern doctors who provide frontline medical services in hospitals across the country.
The issue, therefore, is not whether Uganda lacks the resources. The issue is one of priorities. The same 2 officers have elephant like fat salaries and retirement benefits attached to their offices monthly
When young qualified licensed doctors who work long hours in emergency units, maternity wards, operating theatres, and outpatient clinics are told there is no money to support them, yet billions are readily available for administrative and political offices luxury & nagutory expenditures, Ugandans are justified in asking difficult questions.
A nation's budget is a reflection of its priorities and valu8. If healthcare is truly a priority, then the welfare, dignity, and remuneration of intern doctors should be treated as a national investment rather than an avoidable expense.
The question is simple: if Shs 50.18 billion can be allocated to just two political offices as allowances, why is Shs 21.6 billion for 1,000 frontline intern doctors considered unaffordable?
Dr Mirembe Joel 
SG emeritus

[Dr Kamuhangire Lauben @DLauben]

https://t.co/H17Qpv0Vo1

[Agora Discourse @AgoraCFR]

Govt is harassing these intern doctors, they have refused to recruit doctors, nurses,pharmacists and has gone for the cheap labour of I million and they don’t even want to pay it. - @MirembeDr

Watch full video on https://t.co/vEQI9x5qxv

#PayallmedicalinternsUG

[Uganda Medical Association @TheUMAofficial]

#PayAllMedicalInterns

[FEDERATION FOR UGANDA MEDICAL INTERNS (FUMI) @FUMI_org]

Thank you,our seniors ,the senior house officers.

[Birungi Precious @precious3568]

Medical interns are not students!

#PayAllMedicalInterns

[Nabukalu .T. Deborah @DeborahNabukalu]

#payallinterns
#savelives
#engagerevisethepolicy
#healthproviderslivesmattertoo

[Dr Mirembe Joel @MirembeDr]

#PayAllMedicalInterns #SaveLives
@ntvuganda @bbstvug @newvisionwire @mulengera2040

[Dr. Bireete Sarah @SarahBireete]

Take industrial action @TheUMAofficial
If your presence is not appreciated, make your absence felt

[Internal Medicine Residents @Makerere @InternalmedMak]

One liner to drive the point home.

[NBS Television @Fireliglntfi]

Uganda’s new medical internship policy is sparking heated debate between the Ministry of Health and medical professionals.

@MugenyiHenry_

#NBSLiveAt9 #NBSUpdates

[Dr. Nalukwago @NalukwagoJudith]

As the Dental Association, we are with you our interns.

Medical Interns must be paid !

[Uganda Medical Association @TheUMAofficial]

𝗙𝗼𝗿 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻.
#InternsNotSlaves

[Dr. Shamim Nambassa @ShamimNambassa]

Medical interns enforce our health sector and fill up very big gaps in the system

To think that they’re being sidelined at such a time is rather absurd

Now that we have a newly appointed minister, we could look into petitioning him but also laying down tools till a viable solution is offered

[Uganda Medical Association @TheUMAofficial]

Medical interns are not students. They are qualified doctors in supervised apprenticeship, carrying nearly 70% of clinical work in referral hospitals.

Paying them is not charity. It is justice.

Pay interns. Protect training. Protect patients.

U.M.A NEC