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[Veri Alchem Scholars Enclave @scholarsenclave]

To every student burning the midnight oil and every young professional taking bold steps: your hustle today is laying the foundation for tomorrow. Keep learning, keep building, keep breaking limits. The world needs what only you can bring.

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[Useful Idiot @ZeeroBrain]

#PAYALLMEDICALINTERNS
PAY ALL MEDICAL INTERNS
PAY ALL MEDICAL INTERNS
PAY ALL MEDICAL INTERNS
PAY ALL MEDICAL INTERNS

[Phaneroo Global @PhanerooGlobal]

Happy birthday Pastor Portia Dobinson 🎂

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@newvisionwire #PayAllMedicalInterns

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[Dr Mirembe Joel @MirembeDr]

Gwanga mujje, leero
#PayAllMedicalnterns

[Uganda Medical Association @TheUMAofficial]

Prof. @rkalyes1 and Prof. @ridro09, your guidance and unshakeable stance on medical internship are truly a breath of fresh air.

#InternsNotSlaves

[Arinaitwe Rugyendo, PhD🇺🇬 @RugyendoQuotes]

Uganda Govt owes medical interns UGX 23bn. Yet by July,l 2026, UGX 189bn will go to MPs' cars & UGX 120bn to ministers' cars. Some political class doesn't use public hospitals; so they don't feel this crisis. My ailing auntie in Kyemamba does. #PayMedicalInterns #InternsNotSlaves

[Uganda Medical Association @TheUMAofficial]

𝗙𝗼𝗿 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻.
#InternsNotSlaves

[Uganda Medical Association @TheUMAofficial]

Assoc. Prof. Richard Idro @ridro09 has spoken.

#InternsNotSlaves

[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

[Veri Alchem Scholars Enclave @scholarsenclave]

New month, clean slate. This is your sign to chase the version of you that thinks bigger, studies wider, and dreams without ceilings. Ready? Let’s make it happen.

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[Uganda Medical Association @TheUMAofficial]

Medical interns are doctors under apprenticeship, not free labour.

Unpaid internship is not reform. It is exploitation.

Pay interns. Protect training. Protect patients.

//END//

[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!

[Vicky ♠ @Vhi_key]

Every woman is invited for #MyGreatPrice2026. Women are pillars to society and very foundational to what is happening in the world. - Minister Hellen Mbabazi

#MyGreatPrice2026 #NBSUpdates

[Phaneroo Global @PhanerooGlobal]

Happy birthday Pastor Edison Masasi 🎂