@Brian_Twesigye1@marvin_lule68 If the school has the facilities and capabilities to make them exceptional doctors why then are you bothered ๐
Chief there's a reason we have evaluation boards for these universities ๐
Until recently, I always thought being a Medic was a flex. Not anymore after learning that an individual can work for upto 36 hours and more without taking a break.
I also learnt that, medical interns work on nearly 80% of the patients that throng public hospitals. Guys 80% ๐ณ๐ณ๐ณ๐โโ๏ธ๐โโ๏ธ๐โโ๏ธThey do all the donkey work.
I also learnt that despite their efforts, they donโt get paid. Even the little they were promised, they never get to see it. Yet theyโre still expected to show up. Drink water and move on foot to get the job done.
As a parent, I will beat every child who dares to tell me Mbu they want to be doctors in Uganda. ๐๐๐๐Are you stupid? You want to bring suffering to my family. Nonsense.
For starters Ugandaโs doctor-to-patient ratio is approximately 1:25,000. This critical shortage means one doctor serves 25,000 people, which falls far below the World Health Organization's (WHO) recommended ratio of 1:1,000. And yet interns donโt matter to the government?
As Ugandans this should concern us because tell me how an unmotivated person can work on you and ensure you get the best medical treatment when theyโre thinking of bills at home?
Isnโt this the reason why some medics end up asking for money from patients when actually itโs a free government facility? And I wouldnโt blame for doing that either because yoooo this government is rubbish.
We want to fatten the number of cabinet ministers, give MPs fat salaries, pay presidential advisors, increase number of RDCs and pay them heavily but canโt do the same for Critical medical interns? Thats total nonsense.
As a country we need to set our priorities right. Something is wrong.
As a Senior Consultant, the reason I haven't raised my voice is simple:
When the interns are gone, I will gladly show up at 5AM, clerk 80 patients, draw the blood, and run the night calls myself.
I am superhuman. Obviously.
As a Senior Nursing Officer, the reason I am silent is obvious:
I have no problem running three wards alone, fixing lines, tracking vitals, delivering babies, doing the paperwork.
I don't need hands. I have dedication.
As a Policymaker, the reason I haven't spoken is elegant:
The interns are a budget problem I solved by terming the students.
My children are not doing internship in Uganda, after all.
As a Patient, the reason I haven't complained is clear:
Even if the doctor cutting me open has worked 36 hours without food, just cut me open and take the baby out.
Hunger sharpens the hands. Everyone knows this.
As a Citizen, the reason I am unbothered is rational:
None of my children is a medic.
I have my pastor.
The system runs on miracles. Always has.
This policy is brilliant.
Let's all stay quiet and watch the magic happen.
These two headlines are only 24 hours apart, and a one @CHRISBARYOMUNS1 Baryomunsi wants to convince interns that the government cannot offer 35B to pay 2000 interns per year a minimum of the previously given 1M.
@MinofHealthUG check yourselves, mweddeko. Ugandans will pay!
Dear members of the public,
The medical fraternity is seeking your support. Your health and safety may be at risk due to this policy that want intern doctors working without pay.
Why should this concern you?
Intern doctors are a critical part of patient care. They often work long shifts, sometimes up to 36 hours, while handling emergencies, admissions, and ward duties. Expecting them to do this without any form of remuneration places immense physical, mental, and financial strain on them.
A demoralized and overworked workforce increases the risk of burnout, errors, absenteeism, and even unethical practices born out of desperation. Ultimately, it is the patient who bears the consequences.
This is not just a doctors' issue, it is a public health issue.
We therefore call upon all stakeholders and members of the public to raise their voices and support the call for fair treatment of intern doctors.
Say NO to unpaid internship. Protect healthcare. Protect patients.
#revisetheentiremedicalpolicy
โ๏ธDr. Bahatungire,With the greatest respect to your stand on the new internship policy.
โ ๏ธ I ask you to not allow the comfort of high office to rewrite history.
Before you became Commissioner in the Ministry, you were once an intern, then a Medical Officer, then a specialist.
๐จ You walked the same path many of interns are treading today. As a senior Gynaecologist, one would have expected you to be at the forefront, and fiercely advocating for the next generation of doctors especially knowing that the single biggest driver of our shameful maternal mortality and morbidity statistics is the chronic human resource gap in our obstetric units.
๐ Yet here many of us including you in your time were paid wages during internship. What was good for the goose cannot suddenly become unacceptable for the gander simply because the goose has now grown fat and flown to the Ministry.
I gently remind you, even when you completed your MMED, there were no wages for Residents in 2015. In 2017, we had to fight tooth and nail under the leadership of Dr. @ekwaroobuku@PbyakikaPauline ,@RubabindaJr just to secure what was rightfully ours. Some of us have vivid memories of that struggle. Even internship pay was raised a little higher.
It is therefore deeply disappointing to watch a few of seniors colleagues comfortable taking us backwards. It is not just unfair, It is beneath the dignity of our profession to use oneโs influential position to justify the non-payment of interns. This is not leadership it is the quiet endorsement of modern day slavery in the health sector.
And history will not be kind to those who choose comfort over conscience.
We deserve better, Our mothers and patients deserve better. The future of healthcare in this country deserves better.
Let us not fail the very system that once lifted us.
@TheUMAofficial@Parliament_Ug@AgoraCFR@NalukwagoJudith@ShamimNambassa@DrOribaDan
Surgeons ๐ค calling the medical team on call for a patient with blood pressure of 180/120mmhg, after placing on tabs Amlodipine 5mg. As though they did not go to medical school with the rest of us
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