MUSONDOLYA. MD

Medical Doctor. Mukonzo. Manchester united FC fan. Proud Agbafian

[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!

[Gladys Atto @AttoGladys]

Here we go again!

Facts about your eyes

1. The normal eye cleanses itself. No need for any ‘cleansing’.

2. You do not need any specific herbal supplement to see better. The vitamin A in regular diet is mostly enough.

3. Glasses do not spoil eyes.

4. Glasses do not increase refractive error.

5. Children of any age can wear glasses if they need it.

6. Herbs in the eye will kill it faster than putting nothing.

7. Eye whitening is a myth.

8. Glaucoma will kill your vision slowly without any pain until you’re totally blind.

9. There’s no other treatment for cataract except surgery. Don’t be deceived.

10. The most common cause of cataract is old age. If you can prevent that you can prevent cataract.

11. A squinted eye must be checked as soon as yesterday.

12. Double vision is not normal.

13. You can have dry eyes while tearing.

14. It is possible for the eye to pop out, but it clearly spells a warning.

15. Surgery for treating Glaucoma does not improve vision. The aim is to maintain the vision left.

16. Every eye surgery carries a risk of complications. That’s why you sign a consent form.

17. Borrowing your neighbor’s eye drop is a recipe for disaster.

18. The eye doctor looks into machines with light more than you do with your phones and computers yet their eyes are still okay. That should tell you something.

19. As an adult, using a phone or computer for longer periods will not spoil your eyes. Your eyes just get tired and need rest.

20. Giving phones to children will definitely affect their vision because their eyes are still growing.

21. If anything has entered your eyes and it persists for more than one day, it’s most likely not getting out on its own. Go to the hospital.

22. Yes, eye tattooing can be done for specific reasons.

23. Sheep eyes to replace your lost eyes is a myth.

24. During surgery, the eye is not removed, washed and then put back.

25. Not every vision loss can be restored. Some are permanent.

26. Gonorrhea can cause vision loss faster than any other disease.

27. Almost everyone will require reading glasses at 40 years. However, you can choose to suffer without them. It’s a choice.

28. Eye cancers in children may show up as shiny eyes at night like that of a pussy cat.

29. Any blunt trauma to the eye should be checked. If you don’t understand the word ‘blunt’, google it.

30. Sunglasses are perfectly okay for everyday use in a sunny environment.

31. Do not ride a bike without eye protection.

32. Do not swim without eye protection.

33. If anything splashes into your eyes, wash it thoroughly with clean water before going to the hospital.

34. Buying eye drops over the counter without prescription is a recipe for disaster.

35. Use urine in your eyes at your own risk.

36. Do not leave your doctor before knowing the name of your eye problem.

37. Because it worked for your neighbor, is not a scientific evidence!

[ManCaveUG @ManCaveUg]

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[MUSONDOLYA. MD @elimerdenis]

@afridaug It has surely set the bar .
I have high hopes in the new EXCOM. It will surely surpass the set standards

[MUSONDOLYA. MD @elimerdenis]

Health workers treat patients using clinical assessment, supported by and not dictated by laboratory or radiological investigations.

Statements like " Dr , here is my scan report" without clinical correlation don't usually help .

[MUSONDOLYA. MD @elimerdenis]

@PSSEKABIR @Buddo_ss .
Musisi is a member of the 2014 class.
May his soul rest in peace

[Dr. Sserunjogi Emma @DrSerunjogiEmma]

Since you're a lawyer, let's speak statistics and facts.

First, a doctor in a government hospital will see twice as many patients in 4 hours as anyone working in any private for 2 days.

According to the Auditor General 2024, there are very large staffing gaps in all government hospitals. The gap exists in spaces where doctors should be employed for the system to run day and night but remain vacant.

Findings from Auditor General’s Report.
1. Referral hospitals (national and regional referral hospitals) show a staffing gap of about 71 percent, meaning nearly 7 out of every 10 health worker positions are vacant. This includes medical officers, specialists, consultants and other critical health roles.

2. Example, At Mulago National Referral Hospital: Out of 2,351 approved posts, only about 1,369 were filled, leaving a gap of 983 positions that the system needs to run but not filled. How do you expect all positions to be covered?

3. Regional referral hospitals also understaffed including Mbarara, Kawempe, Kiruddu, Naguru and others, have large numbers of vacant posts (ranging from 50% to over 80% ), especially for medical officers and specialist doctors who are core to run the engine.

WHO recommends a doctor to patient ratio of 1:1000 but for Uganda.
Mulago being the only national referral for the entire country, doctors there have a 1: 25,000 doctor to patient ratio. Meaning, in just 3 hours a doctor stays at the hospital, can see twice as many patients as anyone in most countries sees in 2 days. Yet we have a large number of unemployed doctors.

For most regional referrals, this ratio even worsens to up to 1: 460,000.

In a diabetic clinic or any clinic, in just 5 hours, averagely the doctor has seen 4x the patients most doctors in different countries see in 3 days in similar clinic and the reason goes to deficit in hiring yet w heave so many unemployed doctors.

In conclusion, even if a government hospital doctor comes twice a week, due to the system being stretched to the hiring limits, he works so much that he/she needs to be off for another 5 days otherwise the burnout means prescribing a wrong drug, doing a wrong test.

During internship on a diabetic clinic, one doctor would see 120-140 patients in a day. One person and you expect that patient to receive all the care????

Let's not blame doctors where the system has failed. Hire more and you will get the best services

[MUSONDOLYA. MD @elimerdenis]

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[AfOx @Africa_Oxford]

Gerald Ndobya(@gerald_ndobya) is a @MastercardFdn Scholar pursuing an MSc in Law & Finance @oxfordlawfac. He is a member of @StAntsCollege.

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[MUSONDOLYA. MD @elimerdenis]

@gerald_ndobya @OxfordLawFac @MastercardFdn Congratulations brother

[Ndobya @gerald_ndobya]

Yes. That is me.

I will be reading Law and Finance at @OxfordLawFac on a fully funded scholarship!

Thanks be to God and @MastercardFdn

[Gonzaga🇺🇬 @StephenMGonzaga]

As a media house, what have you done about these unending suicide cases?

10th Sept is the World Suicide Prevention Day. You can have a special segment in your news bulletins focusing on mental health recovery & also run a social media campaign for the remaining 7days.

[Obusinga Bwa Rwenzururu @RwenzururuK]

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We've noted with concern a report by @DailyMonitor indicating that 47% of households in the region speak Lhukonzo at home, 10% in schools, 2% can read, & just 1% can write it.
This reality reflects a gradual erosion of our cultural identity under the influence of foreign

[Kule Godwin Kaburuma @godwinkaburuma]

First Year Marriage Anniversary to Us! Thank you Lord🥳🎉🥰🎂💐🎈

From us two, to the three of us!

#Agbafiansforlife

[Dr. Betty N🩺 @BettyBriela23]

Rolled up my sleeve today🩸because one simple act can mean the world to someone else. The blood donation drive is still on at @KarisMedical WestMall, Kyanja. Pass by and save a life.

[Queen Vumilia Racheal👸 @raythelioness]

Rwenzori Theluji Festival 2025 has awesome activities for us in Kasese from 4th -6th September 2025 and one of them is the "Cultural Gala & Exhibition." I can't wait to host you all; see you in Kasese 😎

#RwenzoriThelujiFestival25

[Abiaz Rwamwiri @AbiazRwamwiri]

I can confirm that he has a bed at @MulagoReferral
From the hospital administration, he was brought in the ward when all beds were occupied (given the demands at the referral hospital). The hospital did all they could and within an hour, they were able to fit in an extra bed for him (that could be when this photo was taken).
Again, we must push for more budget allocations for Mulago, we must demand for pre-paid public medical access for all, we are all possible victims and NO one can be ready enough for medical emergencies!

[DBwambale @TheMutaD]

Agriculture will show you things that even your ancestors never saw. The man wants to do bad things to Kabushenga 😂🙌

[Ruth Love @justine_nuwa]

Yes💪
The miracle came👏👏👏 Grateful to God. And I thank me too for pushing on.
#rwenzorimarathon2025 was dope. Thanks to @RwenzoriMarathn

[simply_tianah @NabulimeCh977]

This was an amazing race 🥳 kilembe hills had nothing on me , but running is hard guys 😂 I don’t know why we are doing these things 🤗
#rwenzorimarathon2025