๐ก๐ข๐ง๐๐๐ ๐ข๐ ๐๐ก๐๐จ๐ฆ๐ง๐ฅ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ง๐๐ข๐ก
Ugandaโs young doctors have been humiliated ๐ฒ๐ป๐ผ๐๐ด๐ต!
Medical interns provide essential services to Ugandans, yet in an attempt to evade the moral responsibility of paying them, they are now being conveniently labelled โstudents.โ
@MinofHealthUG, take note of the position of Ugandaโs doctors:
๐ญ. ๐จ.๐ .๐ ๐ณ๐๐น๐น๐ ๐๐๐ฝ๐ฝ๐ผ๐ฟ๐๐ ๐ ๐ฒ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐น ๐๐ป๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ป๐ ๐๐ต๐ผ ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐น๐ถ๐ป๐ฒ ๐๐ผ ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฝ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ ๐๐ผ ๐ต๐ผ๐๐ฝ๐ถ๐๐ฎ๐น๐ until clear, formal communication is issued regarding their allowances and welfare.
๐ฎ. ๐๐๐ ๐ ๐ฒ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐น ๐๐ป๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ป๐ ๐ ๐จ๐ฆ๐ง ๐ฏ๐ฒ ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐ถ๐ฑ. We reject any attempt to pay only those who were formerly government-sponsored while abandoning their formerly privately-sponsored colleagues. They hold the same qualifications, perform the same duties and serve the same Ugandan patients.
๐ฏ. If these concerns remain unresolved, ๐ฑ๐ผ๐ฐ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ฟ๐ผ๐๐ ๐จ๐ด๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ๐ฎ ๐๐ถ๐น๐น ๐น๐ฎ๐ ๐ฑ๐ผ๐๐ป their ๐๐ผ๐ผ๐น๐ ๐ญ๐ฐ ๐ฑ๐ฎ๐๐ ๐ณ๐ฟ๐ผ๐บ ๐๐ผ๐ฑ๐ฎ๐, ๐ผ๐ป ๐ฎ๐ฒ ๐๐๐ด๐๐๐ ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฒ, ๐ฎ๐ ๐บ๐ถ๐ฑ๐ป๐ถ๐ด๐ต๐.
๐ฐ. ๐๐ป๐ ๐๐ต๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐, ๐ถ๐ป๐๐ถ๐บ๐ถ๐ฑ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป or ๐ฝ๐๐ป๐ถ๐๐ถ๐๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐ฎ๐ด๐ฎ๐ถ๐ป๐๐ ๐ฎ๐ป ๐ถ๐ป๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ป for declining to report for "slavery" will trigger immediate industrial action by doctors across Uganda.
To the Ugandan public, please understand this:
๐ ๐ฒ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐น ๐๐ป๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ป๐ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ก๐ข๐ง ๐๐๐๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ป๐๐. They are qualified doctors, nurses and pharmacists undergoing supervised professional apprenticeship while providing healthcare services.
If Government chooses not to resolve this matter fairly, ethically and urgently, disruption of public health services may become unavoidable. We urge @GovUganda to act now, before patients are made to bear the consequences of a preventable crisis.
Service with Honour.
cc:
@KagutaMuseveni@Parliament_Ug@Thomas_Tayebwa@HSC_UG