Alex Nasiro

[Alex Nasiro @NasiroAlex]

@alozbigthinker @rkalyes1 @bryn_tumwebaze @kadondigracious @eddympuuga @agnmu_Ug Well done Sir🤝

[Alex Nasiro @NasiroAlex]

@bryn_tumwebaze @alozbigthinker @MUNSA_makerere @INMSAstudents @UCU_NSA @agnmu_Ug Well done Sir🤝

[Alex Nasiro @NasiroAlex]

@LewinskeyR @MakerereCHS @Makerere @ICOMakchs @itsTrypsin @UMG_Tweet The sky is the limit

[Alex Nasiro @NasiroAlex]

@MUEHSA1 @nba24Godblessus @MakSPH @Makerere @MinofHealthUG @RhodaWanyenze @MaKSPHCU @fehsu256 @Cynthiaray001 @Benk356 @NAgumenawe Congratulations brethren 🎉

[Jacob Otile, MD @DrOtileUg]

Thank you Hon Jimmy Akena #PayMedicalInterns

[Joel Ssenyonyi @JoelSsenyonyi]

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

#KeepingTheGovtInCheck

[Ochieng Joseph @OchiengJos70609]

History remembers those who stand up when it is easiest to stay quiet.

While many watched from the sidelines, Professor Dr.Frank Asiimwe @RubabindaJr boldly championed the rights, welfare, and dignity of Uganda’s medical interns.

Leadership is not measured by titles but by the lives touched through action.

Thank you for being a voice for the voiceless,a voice of hope, courage, and justice for young doctors across Uganda.👏

Lets show our Professor some love,drop a complement,repost,like& share widely

To note,even all Professor’s dp accounts were replaced by interns situations of what they go through🫶

#FirstPrinciples #MedicalInterns #UMA #payallmedicalinterns

[Alex Nasiro @NasiroAlex]

@rctMulago @KampalaRotary @RotaryKlaCity @Rotaract_MUK @kanosug @mwesige_phoebe @ROCK_Kampala @RctKlaMahaba The next big thing🥳🥳🥳🥳

[Jacob Otile, MD @DrOtileUg]

At St Joseph hospital Kitgum where i did my Surgery and OBGYN internship, all of us lived within one minute walking distance (self contained rooms) from the ward, opetating room & OB ward.

There was a designated chef who cooked for us . All these were paid for by the hospital and all we needed to do was attend to emergencies promptly.

Now imagine those who wont be paid.

[Musawo Eddy @eddympuuga]

This evening, we greatly appreciate all our dear professors, senior lecturers and practitioners who have not forgotten their roots by being at the forefront of fighting against this inhumane policy.

We don’t take your contribution for granted and thus request more of you all to join us in this fight.

Remember an unhealthy intern is a weaponized doctor/nurse on the wards!!!

#payallmedicalinterns

[Musawo Eddy @eddympuuga]

Repost until these words of wisdom reach that small group of policy makers.

#PayAllMedicalnterns
#Savelives

[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

[Government of Uganda @GovUganda]

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

[Douglas Ssekamanya @DDougzy]

Medical interns are not volunteers they are the backbone of tomorrow’s healthcare system. Withdrawing internship allowances is not just a policy decision; it is a blow to the dedication, sacrifice, and service of young professionals who work tirelessly to save lives.

[NBS Television @nbstv]

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

#NBSMorningBreeze #NBSUpdates

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

🔥 🩺 🏥 It is sad that input that would have been offered freely by the experts; is now only being offered through expert journalism.

🔥 Consultative processes take longer but ensure consensus and early adoption of policies.
@NewtonAllan6
@newvisionwire
@Internist_02

[Alex Nasiro @NasiroAlex]

@nbstv @CanaryMugume Medical interns deserve fairness, they sacrifice a lot to save lives of unknown ppl at the expense of their own families

[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

[Alex Nasiro @NasiroAlex]

@KagutaMuseveni Our plea is that the issue of paying medical interns is at the fore front of your speech

[NBS Television @nbstv]

President UMA, Dr. Frank Asiimwe: I had an unfortunate opportunity to have an accident; I broke my leg, an intern doctor treated me. So that man goes hungry but the one going to sit and say “the ayes have it” can make it rain billions.

#NBSMorningBreeze #NBSUpdates