Buntu Emmanuel

Manners maketh man, farmer, medic (MD)

[@Ndugu Enos Musinguzi @enos_musinguzi]

Hon. Sam Kutesa’s legacy is being honored in Sembabule 🇺🇬

The people of Sembabule have opened a road and a stone in his name—an inspiring reminder that leadership is measured by service, impact, and love for the people.

Thank you, Sembabule community, for this powerful recognition. 🙏🏽
May God bless Hon. Sam Kutesa and bless Uganda even more.
#SamKutesa #Sembabule #Uganda #Leadership #Service #CommunityFirst #HonoringLegacies

[Shartsi K Musherure @SMusherure]

In partnership with the Ministry of Water and Environment, @min_waterUg and @nwscug we commissioned the Mijwala, Mitima, and Lugusulu solar-powered water supply schemes in Sembabule district.

[Buntu Emmanuel @Emmanuel_buntu]

@UG_confesses 😂😂😂😂😂

[David Sejusa, DM. @sejudav]

We need to applaud our leaders when they get it right. So Thank you Your Grace! Btw, WHY CAN'T GOVERNMENT PAY ITS INTERN DOCTORS? I have been trying to understand it clearly: Why can't Government find money to pay a few thousand intern doctors? WHAT IS THE LOGIC? Because it is not the money as the Archbishop correctly points out. If you have Shs 200bn to spend on cars for People, many, who even FAILED THE ARTS you are refusing to pay for now, how can you FAIL TO FIND just Shs 28bn for 2000 INTERN DOCTORS?

WHAT IS THE LOGIC? Refusing to pay ARTS TEACHERS and you Pay SCIENCE TEACHERS MORE, produce the SCIENTISTS AT THE UNIVERSITY, then refuse to pay THESE SCIENTISTS, BUT INSTEAD PAY THE ARTISTS, even HIGH SCHOOL DROPOUTS(MPs) with Shs200bn FREE CARS? BTW, WHY DO WE GIVE FREE CARS TO MPs WHO EARN SHS 50 MILLION PER MONTH? WE WHO STRUGGLED WITH BLOOD AND SWEAT, AND THOUSANDS DIED TO BRING ABOUT THAT PARLIAMENT; THEY DON'T BUY CARS FOR US; AND WE DON'T DEMAND! We buy our own Cars. And those who can't, THEY USE TAXIS! So what is it with these POLITICAL FREELOADERS?

Here is my take: Either the People in charge are SUBVERSIVE; ie, silent enemies of the State, or they are extremely ignorant and incompetent! So, which is which? The GOVERNMENT has placed SCIENCE STUDY at the centre of the EDUCATION SYSTEM. I hear the President drumming it up daily. They even increased Salaries of Science teachers tenfold, and abandoned Arts teachers, etc. And in this endeavour, many young people are taking Science subjects: Medicine; Engineering; Food Science; AI, Environmental Science, etc.

Take THESE INTERNS/Doctors. The biggest field, perhaps second to ARITIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE(AI) today is BIOTECHNOLOGY AND PHARMACOLOGY. There is so much going on in these areas which deal with the application of BIOLOGICAL SYSTEMS AND ORGANISMS to make and use things like VACCINES, GENE THERAPY,etc, which are central in the quest for DISEASE ERADICATION. The Bridging of the gap between LABORATORY RESEARCH and PATIENT CARE is now the bedrock of GLOBAL HEALTH CARE SYSTEMS. So why would government not support people who are key in such fields; i ask again, WHAT IS THE LOGIC?

[Sir. Acholi @nassaropiyo]

Oh Captain, My Captain!
My Captain does not answer, his lips are pale and still,
My father does not feel my arm, he has no pulse nor will,
The ship is anchored safe and sound, its voyage closed and done,
From fearful trip the victor ship comes in with object won;
Exult O shores, and ring O bells!
But I with mournful tread,
Walk the deck my Captain lies,
 Fallen cold and dead

RIP SYDO💔

[Buntu Emmanuel @Emmanuel_buntu]

No doubt. Honourable Minister @SMusherure will deliver. An appointment well deserved indeed. Congratulations Madam Honorable

[@Ndugu Enos Musinguzi @enos_musinguzi]

Warm congratulations to @SMusherure upon your well-deserved appointment as Minister of State for Finance, Planning and Economic Development (Microfinance).
Your dedication, leadership, and commitment to empowering communities and advancing economic transformation continue to inspire many.

I have no doubt that your service in this important office will greatly contribute to strengthening financial inclusion, supporting entrepreneurship, and improving livelihoods across Uganda.

Wishing you wisdom, strength, and great success as you take on this new responsibility in service to our nation.
Congratulations once again.@Mbabulefm101 @AmanyaMosesK

[Buntu Emmanuel @Emmanuel_buntu]

@emmanuel_dombo Kayunga Regional Referral lacks CT scan services
If a patient required immediate neurosurgical intervention
How best could they find out if they lack radiological services?

[Buntu Emmanuel @Emmanuel_buntu]

@Mbabulefm101 @POwensonga @enos_musinguzi @FDaglous @KateregaUthman @EnockKashoma This admin must be an Arsenal fan @enos_musinguzi 🙄

[Dr. Sserunjogi Emma @DrSerunjogiEmma]

That Ministry of Health suggestion that medical interns should work for free, or that medicine should be extended to 6 years specifically to make internship unpaid without any consideration, made me feel so much pain in my heart.

I always ask myself: why do fellow doctors always wish the worst for their colleagues? You literally know what it means to be an intern, working 36 hours nonstop. We have seen interns fall into severe depression due to stress. You know that medical internship is more stressful than military training.

I understand the public saying anything, they don’t know, but you know how much pain one goes through.

In medical school, fellow doctors will want to fail you and see you repeat a year, yet medicine is already 5 years and very stressful. Still, they find so much happiness in seeing others suffer, as long as you are a colleague.

I am deeply disappointed in you, lecturers who know what 5 years of medicine means, yet still fail medical students without serious cause, often out of malice. Research supervisors who know that most master’s programs are 2 years and part-time, while medical programs are 3+ years full-time, yet still try to make others repeat, not because they are incapable, but out of spite. You disappear when students need you most to complete their research.

During my internship, we had no weekends, no public holidays, and had to do a minimum of two night shifts every week. Shifts were 36 hours. For example, you start Monday morning, do ward rounds with seniors until about 3:00 PM. After that, interns remain to implement everything discussed. Those on night duty continue until morning without sleep, managing a full ward with very limited staff.

By morning, seniors do not allow you to leave until you join the next ward round. So after 24+ hours, you continue working the entire day and only leave in the evening, just to rest briefly and start again the next day.

Most times, the following day you are in clinic, seeing so many patients that your brain feels overwhelmed. I remember once falling asleep in front of a patient because I was extremely exhausted, every part of me felt drained.

Now imagine doing all this and still having to worry about finding food.

I had a business that was doing well, but the moment I started internship, it collapsed completely. There is simply no way to earn while doing internship.

We used to run clinics seeing over 200 patients with only two interns. It sounds impossible, but it is real. A regional referral hospital can serve up to 20 districts. In a hypertensive clinic, 200 patients is actually on the lower side.

On such days, we would start at 7 AM and finish at night without eating. Patients would get frustrated, but we were doing everything humanly possible.

We were four interns in internal medicine. When two were running clinic, the other two were managing a full ward alone, and you know they were suffering.

We used to receive a stipend of 750,000 UGX per month from the government. It was small, but at least we could pay rent (around 200k) and afford some food and transport. In some districts, even finding accommodation is difficult.

In my life as a doctor, the people who have shown me the harshest side of this profession have been fellow doctors. You see them in leadership and think they will advocate for you, but they don’t.

My recommendation to medical students, well-wishers, and UMA: meaningful change will likely come from Parliament or the President. Unfortunately, doctors in leadership often make things worse.

The first time interns received improved pay was when the late Hon. Jacob Oulanyah heard their concerns, along with the President. However, it did not last because some doctors reportedly advised that the funds were being wasted.

@Thomas_Tayebwa @AnitahAmong @MinofHealthUG @DianaAtwine

[Buntu Emmanuel @Emmanuel_buntu]

@VNabitaka @SpireJim Which hormonal imbalances should a medic look out for incase such a patient presents @VNabitaka ??

[Buntu Emmanuel @Emmanuel_buntu]

@billclinton_N @daisy_arinda Congratulations Daktari
A great milestone taken
May God guide the new journey you are yet to tread

[Buntu Emmanuel @Emmanuel_buntu]

@Arsenal The defense is becoming worse each match week 🥲

[Buntu Emmanuel @Emmanuel_buntu]

Arsenal needs to offer burnt sacrifices to the gods to get their blessings. Likely to drop to 2nd position if not serious with games. @Arsenal

[Buntu Emmanuel @Emmanuel_buntu]

@luyimbazi_ Gakyali Mabaga,
Congratulations to the Englander 🫡

[Dr. Byomugabe ABRAHAM @RareHernia]

"Paying bills at a hospital doesn't make a doctor or any healthcare worker your slave. You don't have the right to shout at anyone," the #UMA President tells the public.
@RubabindaJr
#DoctorStrange

[Buntu Emmanuel @Emmanuel_buntu]

@FatwesTv @edthnaka @ShieldInvestors It is hurt you, not hurted you
Revise the English please

[Buntu Emmanuel @Emmanuel_buntu]

@rkalyes1 @HeartUganda @MakerereCHS @UgandaPhysician @MinofHealthUG @emmyrov @dmeya @DrJNELLY95 @DrOribaDan @DrBalukuJoseph @graekan @ChefKarim02 @CelestinoGutirr @SemitalaFred @RareHernia @ACCESS_UG @LydiaNakiyingi Congratulations to the great teacher.
He taught me meticulous history taking and presentation in my final year as an undergraduate. A great educator indeed

[Buntu Emmanuel @Emmanuel_buntu]

@DrAkhilX So she was negative?

[Buntu Emmanuel @Emmanuel_buntu]

Happy birthday sir. A generational talent from soil. May this year come with blessings and breakthroughs