Let it be on record that these young Doctors are in the dock for asking for the government to pay them for the work they will be doing for 12 months so they can afford food and accommodation while doing 24/7 shifts.
Meanwhile the government wants them to work for free.
Fellow citizens, especially the poor who seek healthcare services from public hospitals, receive the humble position of doctors, pharmacists, nurses, midwives,& dental surgeons on your behalf & us the affected intern doctors and ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฑ๏ฟฝ๏ฟฝ๐ฟ๐๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ฏ๐ ๐ต๐ต% .Govt ๐ถ๐ ๐ต๐ฒ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ต๐ถ๐ฏ๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ณ๐ฟ๐ผ๐บ ๐๐ฒ๐ป๐ฑ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ป๐ฝ๐ฎ๐ถ๐ฑ ๐ฑ๐ผ๐ฐ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ & ๐ผ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ต๐ฒ๐ฎ๐น๐๐ต ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ธ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ ๐๐ผ ๐๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ ๐๐.
Donโt forget, ๐ด๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ป๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐ผ๐ณ๐ณ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฎ๐น๐ ๐๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ธ ๐ต๐ฒ๐ฎ๐น๐๐ต๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ฏ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ฎ๐ฑ.
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 ๏ฟฝ๏ฟฝ๏ฟฝ๏ฟฝ๐ฟ๐ผ๐บ ๐๐ผ๐ฑ๐ฎ๐, ๐ผ๐ป ๐ฎ๐ฒ ๐๐๐ด๐๐๐ ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฒ, ๐ฎ๐ ๐บ๐ถ๐ฑ๐ป๐ถ๐ด๐ต๐.
๐ฐ. ๐๐ป๐ ๐๐ต๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐, ๐ถ๐ป๏ฟฝ๏ฟฝ๏ฟฝ๐ถ๐บ๐ถ๐ฑ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป 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
4 medical intern doctors are now behind bars at CPS Kampala after being arrested at the pre-conference which was aimed at requesting for interns payment..
Dr.shego
Dr.Kirunda
Dr.Okwir
Dr.Jamada..
This is so absurd and so sick..
Release our colleguesssss!!!!!!
Itโs like itโs a curse to sturdy medicine in Uganda ๐๐คฆ๐ฝ
Now Why arrest us when we are simply just fighting for our rights as medical interns๐, what do gain from tormenting us , we literally work for 36 hours and more and expect us not be given any allowances๐.
@Mpairwe85@nilepostnews An intern losses nothing
Its you the poor Ugandans that cant afford the private sector that lose and the minister goes abroad for services
@VeeSejjaaka Y'ello Vivienne, Sorry about that. We are currently experiencing a temporary service interruption and are working to restore it as soon as possible. Our apologies for the inconvenience caused. Please bear with us.
Dear MOH, we donโt want your sweet talks.
We want only ONE thing for ALL our medical interns and that is EQAUL TREATMENT! ๐
That idea of giving full support to government sponsored interns while offering only lunch to the rest is also discriminatory and unacceptable. We have rejected it. ๐ โโ๏ธ
Pay ALL medical interns. They have the same qualifications and work under the same tough conditions.
What makes you think one group deserves full support while the other gets only lunch? Where is the justification for this discrimination?
#EqualPayForAllInterns