Halera Steve MD

Went to Kabale School of Medicine, Certified ALS provider by @ERC_resus & @ECCUganda, ex-VicePresident_FUMSA, a Motivated leader and God fearing

[Halera Steve MD @DrHalera]

Entertainment of the politicians @GovUganda is a priority, health isn't a priority.

[Jeje Odea 🇺🇬 @joshjeje2]

But how do we have a budget for entertainment of gov't officials and no money for medical interns?

[Gladys Atto @AttoGladys]

I still remember the first day of my orientation as an intern doctor so vividly.

The interns coordinator told us these words: ‘AS AN INTERN DOCTOR, YOU GO FOR A SHORT CALL AT YOUR OWN RISK.’

Who can forget these words. Imagine the immense responsibility!

It haunted me. And truthfully, everytime I went for a short call, I would be praying that nothing happens to any patient in my short absentia.

See, if you’re going to put someone’s child, girlfriend, boyfriend, mother, father, husband, or wife under such immense pressure, you had better pay them!

[Halera Steve MD @DrHalera]

@MaryLilian18 @AttoGladys Ur lucky you did from Masaka. Now what should a Kawempe JHO say?🤣🤣🤣 @drAmanyaPatrick and @SamuelKalisya can come and ellaborate

[Halera Steve MD @DrHalera]

@AttoGladys @TumwesigeMugisa Hahaha...alot of confidence

[Halera Steve MD @DrHalera]

@HenreyBob69213 @AttoGladys I wonder, still wonder someone comes up with such a policy

[Halera Steve MD @DrHalera]

Cc:
@KagutaMuseveni @DianaAtwine @CHRISBARYOMUNS1 @MinofHealthUG @mofpedU

[Uganda Medical Association @TheUMAofficial]

#PayAllMedicalInterns

[Halera Steve MD @DrHalera]

The @GovUganda and @KagutaMuseveni expects us to be students and at the same time work as doctors, nurses, dentists, pharmacists.

[Van🌡️ @ETrisVan_]

If a doctor is constantly overworked, under-supported, and still expected to deliver perfect care, the system is not “resilient” - it is unsafe.

@CHRISBARYOMUNS1 You shall not subject medical interns to workloads without pay. It's unsafe. It's hypocrisy.

#PayAllMedicalInterns

[Halera Steve MD @DrHalera]

#PayMedicalInterns

@GovUganda @KagutaMuseveni @MinofHealthUG @mofpedU @CHRISBARYOMUNS1 @DianaAtwine

[Amon 👷 @rwenzori_]

“𝐃𝐫. 𝐑𝐮𝐭𝐡 𝐀𝐜𝐞𝐧𝐠 was once a 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐝𝐯𝐨𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐞 for 𝐦𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐬 during her early 𝐦𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐜𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐫, particularly between 𝟏𝟗𝟗𝟑–𝟏𝟗𝟗𝟒 at 𝐒𝐭. 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐲’𝐬 𝐇𝐨𝐬𝐩𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐋𝐚𝐜𝐨𝐫, where she and colleagues reportedly 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐭𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐝 issues related to 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐧 𝐰𝐞𝐥𝐟𝐚𝐫𝐞 and 𝐟𝐨𝐨𝐝 𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐬, an episode said to have led to her 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐟𝐞𝐫 to 𝐌𝐮𝐥𝐚𝐠𝐨 𝐇𝐨𝐬𝐩𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐥.”

However, during her role as 𝐌𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐨𝐟 𝐇𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡, she was part of 𝐂𝐚𝐛𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐭 𝐝𝐞𝐜𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 that 𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐝 the 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡𝐝𝐫𝐚𝐰𝐚𝐥 of 𝐦𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐬’ 𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐨𝐰𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐬.

𝐏𝐞𝐨𝐩𝐥𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐠𝐞𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐢𝐫 𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐯𝐢𝐨𝐮𝐬 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐠𝐠𝐥𝐞𝐬 𝐬𝐨 𝐟𝐚𝐬𝐭.

[Halera Steve MD @DrHalera]

@rkalyes1 My senior, this @GovUganda is full of mafias, before you doubt, remember the kind of country you serve under which kind of the said "leaders"

[Halera Steve MD @DrHalera]

Hunger was the issue... "enjala tezanya"
She took it to streets to advocate for food, now she creates a policy to remove the ka little food for the JHOs in using backdoor calling them student. What a species she is!

[Dr.Anyama Alfred Berliner @DrBerlinerMD]

“Dr. Ruth Aceng was once a strong advocate for medical interns during her early medical career, particularly between 1993–1994 at St. Mary’s Hospital Lacor, where she and colleagues reportedly protested issues related to intern welfare and food shortages, an episode said to have led to her transfer to Mulago Hospital.”

However, during her role as Minister of Health, she was part of Cabinet decisions that approved the withdrawal of medical interns’ allowances.

People forget their previous struggles so fast.

#PayAllMedicalnterns

[Halera Steve MD @DrHalera]

May God uphold thee

[Gladys Atto @AttoGladys]

The current internship policy stipulates that the ‘students’ will receive a provisional practicing license. Now, here is the problem:

A provisional license is still a license to practice medicine only that it comes with certain conditions.

So, the rule everywhere in the world is to get the degree first and then license second.

Now that MoH wants students to do medical internship, they have to be the first country in the world to license medical students.

Ridiculous, right?

[Halera Steve MD @DrHalera]

Reportedly, @JaneRuth_Aceng the policy maker, striked for food during her internship.

We forget so easily, their time will come to end

[Dr.Anyama Alfred Berliner @DrBerlinerMD]

“It should be noted that in 1995 the Hon.@CHRISBARYOMUNS1 led a strike for medical interns that lead to increase of the pay of medical interns from 90,000 UgX to 180,000 UgX.” Dr.Asiimwe R Frank.

Now he is the minister of health and defending the position of government not to pay medical interns

[Halera Steve MD @DrHalera]

@asetzgabriel @DrBerlinerMD @CHRISBARYOMUNS1 @RubabindaJr @NewtonAllan6 @dr_katumwa @NalukwagoJudith @MirembeDr @SarahBireete @DrOtileUg @DianaAtwine You will realise this battle isn't for health workers but for the public when you or your relative lands in a hospital. Wish you keep health n never get ill or be in an emergency

[Halera Steve MD @DrHalera]

Now we want them to be students and dodge paying them yet you @GovUganda want them on ground as workers (Doctors, Pharmacists, Nurses) to cover the gaps in the failed health system.
On papers, student then on the ground, medical doctor. What the hell!!

[Halera Steve MD @DrHalera]

That's a gap of 66% umfilled positions in the health sector, do we feel the impact? NO, reason is that interns actually feel that huge gap, cz interns toil day n night on duty, the turbulence isn't felt in the due to low staffing norms.

[Robert Kalyesubula,MD, FISN(USA), PhD-FRCP(London) @rkalyes1]

🔥 Slowly but surely the government, the @MinofHealthUG & @Educ_SportsUg are going to "feel" the medical interns
🔥 All government posts are not filled!
🔥 Did you know that Interns cover gaps in health! Look at the health sector stats!
@newvisionwire, 2nd May 2026, page 7.

[Halera Steve MD @DrHalera]

This article should be in any news outlet, its well stated and analysed @CanaryMugume @CapitalFMUganda @DailyMonitor @nbstv @ntvuganda @newvisionwire @SamsonMKasumba for the public to see what's on ground and what is coming.

It nolonger a war only for Drs bt the entire nation

[Uganda Medical Association @TheUMAofficial]

𝗔𝗹𝗹𝗼𝘄𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗣𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿𝗳𝘂𝗹, 𝗣𝗮𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗼𝘁𝗶𝘀𝗺 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗠𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻

If you are a medical intern reading this from a hospital corridor, with a total net worth of 3,000 shillings, one missed meal behind you, and another night call waiting for you like a stubborn creditor, please sit down for a moment.

We need to talk about the strange economics of this country.

[Halera Steve MD @DrHalera]

To the public, these hungry unpaid interns are gonna be your drs, nurses, pharmacists, dentists. It's gonna be 🔥 🔥 🔥, just tighten ur seat belt as you face the wrath.
Meanwhile, the ones who drafted the policy shall be taken abroad for medical care not here where its 🔥 🔥

[NBS Television @nbstv]

VIDEO: Here is what you need to know about the government’s new internship policy for medical interns and the bitter pill many may have to swallow.

@CanaryMugume

#NBSLiveAt9 #NBSUpdates

[Halera Steve MD @DrHalera]

Cc: @JanetMuseveni @KagutaMuseveni @CHRISBARYOMUNS1 @DianaAtwine @pwatchug @Thomas_Tayebwa you guys are doing a really great job

[ALTON 🩺 @NewtonAllan6]

Good morning Uganda.

We’re all behind the Medical interns. Your voice matters a lot.
#PayAllMedicalInterns

[Halera Steve MD @DrHalera]

It will surely be a shame of a lifetime

[Robert Kalyesubula,MD, FISN(USA), PhD-FRCP(London) @rkalyes1]

🔥 These are dogs in the ICU.
In Uganda, we unfortunately cannot even pay a stipend for our medical interns.
🔥 Shame on us if we let this continue to happen ❣️
@MinofHealthUG
@UMACentralb_Off
@RubabindaJr
@OfficialFUMSA

[Halera Steve MD @DrHalera]

As juniors,we shall have to look for survival munaye. I can't stretch 24hrs, 36hrs to 72hrs working hungry n get back to rest for 2hrs hoping to come back 4 another 36hr marathon without pay. Nedda, it's unacceptable
@JanetMuseveni @KagutaMuseveni @CHRISBARYOMUNS1 @DianaAtwine

[Canary Mugume @CanaryMugume]

Explainer: Doctor to Patient ratio in Uganda is 1:25,000, way below WHO recommendation of 1:1000. This is one doctor attending to more than half of the entire sitting capacity of Namboole stadium. Government’s new Medical Internship policy could make this worse, here’s how 👇🏾