I missed this Cabinet debate while away, but as someone who did internship, private interns must be paid. The workload in our referral & district hospitals is heavy and full-time. I’m engaging the President to re-table this; we must find the money to fund all interns. #CapitalFM
We extend special appreciation to the Leader of Opposition, Hon. @JoelSsenyonyi, for ably articulating the issue of medical internship before the House.
The welfare, deployment, supervision, and facilitation of medical interns are not minor administrative concerns. They directly affect service delivery, patient safety, and the future of Uganda’s health workforce.
Thank you for giving this matter the attention it deserves.
@Parliament_Ug@LoP_Uganda
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Leader of Opposition, Hon. @JoelSsenyonyi raises the plight of medical interns after government recently mooted a move to cease paying them.
“I would like to urge govt to, with immediacy, drop this problematic policy.” #PlenaryUg
Medical students, in solidarity, reject the entire health policy, which undermines the importance and status of medical interns.
Protect the doctors, protect the patients, protect the health system.
#rejectthehealthpolicy