Eric Tchouameni

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[Eric Tchouameni @Eric_Loreenz]

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[Eric Tchouameni @Eric_Loreenz]

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[Joel Ssenyonyi @JoelSsenyonyi]

Government can, and should find money to pay medical interns!

#KeepingTheGovtInCheck

[Prof. V Baryamureeba @baryamureeba]

Policy formulation requires extensive consultations with the key stakeholders. We also know that interns contribute more than 70% to the running of the public health facilities. Without interns Mulago National Referral Hospital will come to a halt and so will other public facilities. The government has failed to recruit enough health workers that would ideally provide part of the services provided by interns. Why did the government decide not to take the views of Uganda medical and dental practitioners council and interns seriously? For the good of Uganda, this policy needs to be disbanded completely. There is nothing to consult about. The health care for Ugandans is at stake. Not all Ugandans have money to enable them to access private health facilities...

[Eric Tchouameni @Eric_Loreenz]

@ASNM39971 @chards_effi @DrOribaDan @graekan @JBKizehe @MinofHealthUG @NewtonAllan6 @rkalyes1 @SemitalaFred Dx: Acne keloidalis nuchae
Rx: Intralesional triamcinolone 40mg/kg once every 28 days for 5 months

[Eric Tchouameni @Eric_Loreenz]

@ASNM39971 @chards_effi @DrOribaDan @graekan @JBKizehe @MinofHealthUG @NewtonAllan6 @rkalyes1 @SemitalaFred Acne keloidalis nuchae

[Jim Spire Ssentongo @SpireJim]

While this seems acted, it is true that it is dangerous to put our lives in the hands of unpaid and demotivated medical interns. This is not just about them, it is a national health risk. There is a lot of money wasted on luxury, useless things and useless people. We can’t say we’ve failed to find money for overworked needy young people entrusted with citizens’ lives. A country that demotivates its health workers is a country that doesn’t value lives of its citizens.
#PayMedicalInterns

[Government of Uganda @GovUganda]

Which area of national development would you like to see prioritised in the coming year.

[Eric Tchouameni @Eric_Loreenz]

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[NBS Television @nbstv]

VIDEO: Medical interns are employees and must be paid for their work. - Dr Frank Asiimwe

#NBSMorningBreeze #NBSUpdates

[Eric Tchouameni @Eric_Loreenz]

@ntvuganda Consequences:
- Patients unattended to
- Extorsion by interns to survive; coz u can't be standing for more than 24hrs on an empty stomach and no rent paid
- Brain drain; to look for greener pastures in other countries
- A Level students without morale to pursue medical courses

[Dr. Faith Nabushawo @faith_nabushawo]

What exactly makes the Ministry of Health (MOH) believe that only government sponsored medical interns deserve allowances, while self sponsored or privately funded interns doing exactly the same work, under the same conditions and supervisors, in the same hospitals, should receive nothing? 🤦‍♀️

After carefully reading through the entire Internship Policy framework, the recent circulars (including ADM.010/095/01), the National Education and Training for Health Policy 2025, and related Public Service Standing Orders, one thing is crystal clear 👉 this is a blatant case of unfair discrimination that undermines the principles of equity, natural justice, fair labour practices.

All interns regardless of how their undergraduate education was funded perform the same critical duties. They manage wards, handle emergencies, assist in surgeries, and form the backbone of service delivery in our public hospitals, often contributing up to 60% of the clinical workload. Yet the policy arbitrarily ties eligibility for the monthly allowance which they now call “support” (coz they dont want to commit on anything so they can always make it look like it’s at their mercy) to the sponsorship status during university. Shame 🚮

I urge those few government sponsored interns who might feel “safe” because they are being promised something not to be misled. This fight for better internship policies concerns every single one of us. 📌

The policy is deliberately vague even for those it claims to cover. It refuses to commit to a specific, guaranteed amount, timeline, or protection against future reductions or delays. There is no rock solid assuarance clause ensuring consistency or timely disbursement.

This ambiguity reveals the deeper truth 👉no one is safe. Today’s “privileged” group can easily become tomorrow’s excluded group once budget constraints or new circulars kick in.

We have witnessed government reduce reduced allowances from Shs2.5m to Shs1m, delayed payments repeatedly, and is pushing toward models where interns (reclassified as students) receive little to nothing.

We are not asking for charity. We are demanding recognition for the essential professional work we do during this mandatory year. A fair policy must provide 👇
📌Uniform allowances for all interns performing the same duties
📌Clear, ring-fenced funding with specific amounts
📌Timely deployment and payment
📌Protection against arbitrary exclusion based on sponsorship history

The current approach is not only unjust, it threatens the entire healthcare. This concerns the future of healthcare in Uganda. We must stand united. 📌

[Ronald Amanyire @amronaldo]

Sometimes it feels as though we must have offended God somehow. How else can one explain a government that behaves like a man with many wives, lavishing affection and resources on a few while neglecting the rest?

Medical interns are not students; they are doctors in training, and in Uganda, they actually work as doctors NOT in training, treating patients daily and saving lives. Yet, they remain at the bottom of government priorities. How can a nation fail to prioritize those who heal its people, while pouring billions into an oversized Cabinet, an inflated Parliament, and a bloated RDC structure? Because this is not an issue for Ministry Health to sort alone. It must be deliberately managed from @mofpedU by @rggoobi.

Some of these doctors pay the ultimate price for their service. The late Dr. Matthew Lukwiya, who died in 2000 after contracting Ebola while treating patients at Lacor Hospital, stands as a symbol of sacrifice and national duty.

In 2021, the President directed that medical interns be paid UGX 2.5 million per month, translating to an annual cost of about UGX 67 billion. Yet even that directive was not implemented because interns now receive UGX 1.3 million, costing roughly UGX 40 billion annually.

One of the things that frustrates me most is that I could look at any Ministerial Policy Statements and find this money. Seriously, I can.

Contrast that with the government’s spending priorities:
- RDCs and Assistant RDCs:  UGX 1.2 to 1.3 Trillion annually
-Cabinet: UGX 550 billion annually
-Parliament: UGX 1.35 trillion annually

We have also lost our moral responsibilities. A government that underpays its doctors while rewarding political excess cannot claim to serve its people. Uganda’s budget priorities reveal a system that values political survival over public health, and prestige over productivity. The Commissioner from Ministry of Health even contradicts himself that interns will be treated as students but then in the 6th Year they will require practicing licenses.

AND YES ALL OF THIS IS BECAUSE OF CORRUPTION EMBEDDED WITHIN THE GOVERNMENT AND ITS SYSTEMS AS A WHOLE. @mkainerugaba @TheUMAofficial @KagutaMuseveni.

[FRNK Asiimwe @RubabindaJr]

I'll be there speaking for the voiceless, weak & vulnerable; not because of genetics but just because they are young.
The neonates of the medical professional must be protected from inferticider & colostrum snatchers who negotitiate to fill their own pockets.
So help me God.

[Eric Tchouameni @Eric_Loreenz]

@nbstv Consequences:
- Patients unattended to
- Extorsion by interns to survive; coz u can’t be standing for more than 24hrs on an empty stomach and no rent paid
- Brain drain; to look for greener pastures in other countries
- A Level students without morale to pursue medical courses

[NTV UGANDA @ntvuganda]

#NTVPOLL : Share your thoughts on the government's proposal to stop paying medical interns.

[Eric Tchouameni @Eric_Loreenz]

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[JAMADAH @KagaheJamadah]

MESSAGE TO ALL UGANDANS!

Dear Ugandans ,
I come to you today with a heavy heart but clear eyes. Something big is happening in our health sector that will touch every home in Uganda ;whether you stay in Kampala, upcountry village, or anywhere.
Our health professionals and students are refusing a new internship policy, and we need you, the general public, to understand why and then stand with them.

This is not just their fight. It is ours as Ugandans for better hospitals and safer treatment when we or our loved ones fall sick.

What is this new policy really about?

The Ministry of Health wants to change how doctors, nurses, pharmacists, and other health workers train.

From July 2026, students will not graduate with their degree after five years of university. They must first do one full year of supervised internship in hospital before getting the paper. It becomes a six-year course.

Key problems that worry the professionals;

- Medical Interns will not be paid their monthly allowance.
- Hospitals already have few supervisors and too many patients. Adding more stressed interns without enough support can lead to mistakes.
- No proper consultation with doctors’ associations, nurses, or universities before pushing this policy.
- It delays young people from starting real jobs and families, Private students may even pay extra for placement.

These are the critical areas that should catch your attention. This policy touches the quality of care you receive tomorrow.

Why you?

The public, should care and give active participation in rejecting this policy.
Imagine this; You or your mother, father, child, or sibling falls seriously sick at night. Who treats you first in almosr all government hospitals? it's the intern doctor or nurse.
They are the ones on duty 24/7, putting drips, stitching wounds, delivering babies, and managing emergencies. If these young professionals are overworked, unpaid, angry, tired, and demotivated because of bad policy;

- They may miss small things that become big problems.
- Some may leave Uganda for Kenya or other countries where they are respected and paid.
- Fewer young people will want to join medicine and nursing courses.

Result?

Our hospitals become weaker. Waiting times become longer. Treatment becomes poorer. You and your family suffer directly.

If we don’t support the health professionals now and push government to fix this policy (pay them well, improve supervision, expand training places, consult properly), then one day you will go to hospital and find an angry, exhausted intern who has lost hope. THAT IS WHEN SMALL SICKNESS BECOMES DEATH.

That pain will be on all of us.
Fellow Ugandans, join the fight today so that tomorrow our hospitals serve us better. Your voice on radio, WhatsApp groups, market, church, and mosque matters. Show concern. Demand better for those who take care of us when we are weak.

To our X influencers, YouTubers, musicians, and all public figures

Please help push this message. You have big followings.

Remember;
- Your mother can get malaria or pressure tomorrow.
- Your father can have accident.
- Your sister can deliver a baby.
- You yourself can fall sick anytime.

When that day comes, do you want to meet a happy, well-supported intern who gives full attention? Or an angry one who feels exploited?

Use your platforms to speak truth. Tag the right people. Share facts. Let government hear that the whole country is watching.

Your one post can save lives in future. This is not POLITICS. This is about life and death in our hospitals.

Let us stand together as Ugandans. Support our health workers. Demand a policy that is fair, well-planned, and good for patients.

Together we can make our health system strong.
#RejectBadInternshipPolicy
#SupportOurDoctorsAndNurses
#BetterHealthForAll
Thank you for reading till the end. Now share this message so others know.

God bless Uganda.God bless our Health!

[Eric Tchouameni @Eric_Loreenz]

Gabriel Magalhes saved the world 😂

[Eric Tchouameni @Eric_Loreenz]

Let the Pain sink and radiate properly 😂
Thank You Gabriel 😂🤝

[Uganda Medical Association @TheUMAofficial]

As U.M.A, we reaffirm our position that:

👉 A medical intern is not a student, but a doctor in apprenticeship.
👉 A medical intern deserves not only to serve, but also to live and work with dignity.
👉 A medical intern is not a slave.

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[Eric Tchouameni @Eric_Loreenz]

Medical student: Having the patience to lock-in 📝✍️ on medical books for 5 &1/2 yrs besides the hardship and stress 😥

They decide to add more frustration and demotivation on the profession with the new health policy😤😩

#revisetheentirehealthpolicy