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[Uganda Medical Association @TheUMAofficial]

Medical interns are not students. They are qualified doctors in supervised apprenticeship, carrying nearly 70% of clinical work in referral hospitals.

Paying them is not charity. It is justice.

Pay interns. Protect training. Protect patients.

U.M.A NEC

[Uganda Medical Association @TheUMAofficial]

𝗙𝗼𝗿 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻.
#InternsNotSlaves

[Samwise Gamgee @Sambannz]

Gov't can't find Ugx 24,000,000,000 to pay medical interns.

Medical interns contribute 80% workforce of Uganda's health sector.

Meanwhile, Parliament,Speaker, Deputy Speaker & LoP have a combined budget of Ugx 23,670,000,000 just for "Donations"
#UgandaParliamentExhibitionII

[Nyanjura Doreen Omutatina @DoreenNyanjura]

For years, medical interns have protested to increase their monthly allowance from 750,000 UGX. Despite the Head of State’s pledge to fulfill the increment to 2,500,000 UGX, and in the face of a skyrocketing cost of living, the government has found a brilliant solution to the high cost of living; scrapping the allowance entirely instead of raising it. Apparently, when food, rent, and medical care become too expensive, doctors are expected to live on pure patriotism.

With this new development, the crisis in our public health centers will only get more dire.

Friends, this is no longer just an interns' battle, it is a crisis that affects every single Ugandan. We must all demand a fair treatment for our frontline health workers.

#StandWithUgandanInterns #HealthSectorCrisisUG #PayOurDoctors

[Makerere University Medical Students' Association @Makerere_Medics]

Intern doctors are not students.
Unpaid medical internship is modern-day slavery.
Hungry and angry interns are a danger to the patients.
The @MinofHealthUG should consider proper renumeration of ALL interns under the new National Education and Training for Health Policy.

[ALTON 🩺 @NewtonAllan6]

Someone asked: Are medical interns so special from other interns in different fields?

The comparison is often misleading.

Medical interns are not students. By the time one starts internship, they have already completed their degree and graduated as a doctor, pharmacist, nurse or dental surgeon. Internship is a mandatory supervised practice year before full licensure.

Unlike many other fields where internships may last 1–2 months and are largely observational, medical internships run for a full year and involve direct patient care. Interns clerk patients, prescribe under supervision, assist in surgeries, conduct deliveries, respond to emergencies, review patients on wards, take overnight calls, and often work 36-72 hour shifts.

Hospitals depend heavily on intern doctors and other health interns for service delivery. They are part of the workforce, not visitors learning from the sidelines. That is why the debate is not about paying students; it is about fairly compensating trained health professionals who are already providing essential healthcare services.

#revisetheentiremedicalpolicy

[ALTON 🩺 @NewtonAllan6]

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

[Agandy @AgandyStudios]

It’s one thing to wear a wedding dress…but it’s another to wear the moment beautifully.
Shaba did it just right..🤍

#agandyweddings

[Chiamaka Nwakalor-Egemba @chef_amakaa]

We have spent years being told it is “just a period problem” while our skin, our weight, our mood, and our energy were all falling apart. Today, the medical world finally admitted you were right.
PCOS is now PMOS.

[Azula’s Sister.👑🥵🔥🫧 @KingMubsssss]

I attended an event and the aunties only asked me when I’m getting my masters. The world is finally healing. ❤️‍🩹

[Acan @I_I_Acan]

And why is the PhD graduation fit starting to look attractive, suddenly?

[Araali 🦉 @joelanthony23]

🧵The Anxious Middle: Masterclasses, Trad roles, & the Cost of Living in Uganda

A marketing proff once said
"The art of selling someone something is to make them think they're buying a solution to a problem they didn't know they had, or an antidote to a fear they cannot name "

[ViQtor Davis @Davisthedoc]

For too long, entrepreneurship has been made to seem an irrational, risky, and even an illegitimate choice for clinicians.

Here’s my list of ‘why clinicians do not choose the entrepreneurial path.’

• Cultural Delegitimisation: Entrepreneurship is seen as commercialising care, ethically suspect, and outside clinician roles.

• Lack of Formal Training: Clinicians lack business training, making entrepreneurship seem risky.

• Regulatory Challenges: Opaque regulations risk licences, fines, shutdowns, and reputation.

• Startup Capital Issues: Limited capital access despite low risk; capital market is misaligned with healthcare.

• High Upfront Costs: High initial expenses for setup, equipment, licensing, staff, and software.

• Demands on Health Workers: Adds time, energy, and uncertainty to already heavy workloads and burnout.

• Absence of Role Models: Few visible clinician entrepreneurs suppresses aspiration.

• Uncertainty vs. Stability: Preference for stable public systems over entrepreneurial risks

Health worker entrepreneurship should be transformed into a rational choice rather than a heroic gamble.

[Yuliana Namubiru ( SHE of Buddu) @YN_BUDDU]

I REFUSE to repost Muhoozi’s garbage. I won’t share images meant to humiliate, terrorise her family, or normalise cruelty as UG politics. That SICK F*CK's attempts at psychological warfare born of fear MUST FAIL. SHAME belongs to the M7's HOUSE,who raised a psycho NOT Barbie.

[sampress @kach_sam]

@ScholarshipfPhd Hi

[Bibi Rukwengye @Rukwengye]

"Whom the gods will destroy, first they make mad."

[DStv Uganda @DStvUganda]

Five nights. Zero chill.

Damalie is turning up the heat every weeknight as of July 7th.

If you're not watching, you're not in the loop.

PMPOnAccess

[The New Vision @newvisionwire]

The wedding is just the beginning! The #BrideAndGroomExpo2025 is bringing more than just wedding planning. Come meet experts in finance, real estate, interior design and lots more to help you and your partner build a happy life.

🗓️: 27th - 29th June
📍: UMA Multipurpose Hall

[Uganda Dental Association @ugandadental]

For 45 years, Dr. Ken Chapman chose to stay.
From a two-year mission to a lifetime of impact, he transformed Uganda’s dental landscape—training generations of dentists, mentoring students, and giving countless Ugandans a reason to smile again.

[Basil's Dental Clinics @BasilsDental]

#ManicMonday
How's your Monday going? Good? Here's something for your journal. #BasilsSmiles