Dr. Magaya Timothy (MD)

Medical Doctor||Member RSTMH||Chair CPD UMA Busoga Region||Founder@RisenAfrica||Finance Committee Member UMA-NEC GDC/AGM||7th FUMI President, National||ManU fan

[Dr. Magaya Timothy (MD) @socrate_timothy]

@ObothOboth @PeterKhamer @Thomas_Tayebwa @JoelSsenyonyi .....a REGULATION but through consultative means with the stakeholders like medical professional bodies, medical school, medical students bodies and CSO etc

[Dr. Magaya Timothy (MD) @socrate_timothy]

Parliament @ObothOboth @PeterKhamer @Thomas_Tayebwa @JoelSsenyonyi must treat the medical internship issue as a public concern that needs to be addressed asap. There's a need to amend the existing laws about medical internship, like the Medical and Dental Act, .........

[The New Vision @newvisionwire]

Newly appointed Health Minister Dr @CHRISBARYOMUNS1 has reassured medical interns and the wider medical fraternity, promising that one of his first priorities upon assuming office will be to review the proposed reforms to medical training and internship that have sparked widespread concern among healthcare workers.

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[Dr. Magaya Timothy (MD) @socrate_timothy]

@ObothOboth @PeterKhamer @Thomas_Tayebwa @JoelSsenyonyi ....the Nurses and Midwives Act, the Pharmacy and Drugs Act, such that the issue of medical interns' remuneration is well stipulated and how much cents in these existing laws. Then @MinofHealthUG through the executive arm of government @GovUganda must come up with a REGULATION...

[Dr. Magaya Timothy (MD) @socrate_timothy]

This model focuses on only 16 RRH, add on 8 NRH, GH, and PNFPs. Most of these facilities have special clinics, and an intern Dr attends to a minimum of 50 - 60 patients but also has to do a ward round of 40 - 50 patients, but the unfair @MinofHealthUG prefers unpaid interns

[Jacob Otile, MD @DrOtileUg]

“The medical interns are too many”.

Uganda currently has 8 National Referrals and 16 Regional Referral Hospitals

Averagely, the government deploys about 2,100 interns a year.

These numbers are not even enough to cover the 16 regional referral hospitals.

We haven’t even talked about the 8 NRH which would take more that half of the already existing numbers

So what does this mean.

In practice, the intern does 36-72 hrs of shift nonstop to cover up for the gaps/shifts which gap is made worse when one is sick or on leave.

The government getting cheap labor while overworking the interns is already a bigger risk and saying they won’t be paid is left for one to wonder what exactly will happen.

[Dr. Magaya Timothy (MD) @socrate_timothy]

We stand with you @ReachDrMuganga, and Ugandans are not ready to miss a man of your caliber, an academia with brilliant ideas, and an action-oriented person like you to serve Ugandans.

[ᗪᖇ. ᒪᗩᗯᖇEᑎᑕE ᗰᑌGᗩᑎGᗩ @ReachDrMuganga]

For God and my country.

🇺🇬

[Dr. Magaya Timothy (MD) @socrate_timothy]

.....I believe they'll serve our country to our expectations because considering the respective ministries they were appointed to, they align with their respective expertise and experience, and they have the commitment and vigor to serve Ugandans, let's give them that chance

[NBS Television @nbstv]

VIDEO: Dr. Lawrence Muganga, the State Minister for Internal Affairs designate, after being vetted by Parliament’s Appointments Committee.

@SNabakooza1

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[Dr. Magaya Timothy (MD) @socrate_timothy]

Besides the reappointed former ministers, among the newly appointed ministers, I have total confidence in the following ministers-designate Dr. Muyanga @ReachDrMuganga, Amb. Adonia @adoniaayebare , Hon. Echodu @EchoduOfficial and Hon. Tana @STanna444.......

[NBS Television @nbstv]

VIDEO: Dr. Lawrence Muganga, the State Minister for Internal Affairs designate, after being vetted by Parliament’s Appointments Committee.

@SNabakooza1

#NBSUpdates

[Dr. Magaya Timothy (MD) @socrate_timothy]

@RebeccaKadagaUG @KagutaMuseveni Congratulations, Mama, and we thank you for serving our country and the entire region with diligence. All the best in your new tenure.
God bless you abundantly and keep you in good health

[Dr. Magaya Timothy (MD) @socrate_timothy]

Mama, we're very confident that you'll deliver to our expectations. Busoga and Uganda at large are very proud of you for your relentless services 👏 @Rukianakadama @KagutaMuseveni @NRMOnline @BusogaConsorti1

[Parliament of Uganda @Parliament_Ug]

The 3rd Deputy Prime Minister and Minister without Portfolio, Hon. Lukia Nakadama vows to tackle absenteeism of ministers in the House.

[Dr. Magaya Timothy (MD) @socrate_timothy]

A doctor in an apprenticeship deserves better remuneration.
@KagutaMuseveni @GovUganda @MinofHealthUG @PeterKhamer @Thomas_Tayebwa @RebeccaKadagaUG @CHRISBARYOMUNS1 @DianaAtwine @rkalyes1 @RubabindaJr

[Uganda Medical Association @TheUMAofficial]

Meanwhile, Parliament wants to expand Cabinet ministers from 21 to 30 and State Ministers from 31 to 51, a move that will cost taxpayers billions, with no clear ROI.

There is money for political comfort, but no money for doctors in apprenticeship?

Who bewitched our country?

[Dr. Magaya Timothy (MD) @socrate_timothy]

Worldwide, medical interns are compensated for their time with appropriate remunerations. Now, why @GovUganda and @MinofHealthUG want to enforce unpaid internship to medical interns. We say no to this diabolical policy @KagutaMuseveni @PeterKhamer @Thomas_Tayebwa @rkalyes1

[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.

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[Dr. Magaya Timothy (MD) @socrate_timothy]

The 36hr shift was the biggest nightmare for me (i used to have 2 - 36hr shifts in a week). It torments a lot, you get serious burnouts and mental health issues. Medical Interns deserve better remuneration @GovUganda @MinofHealthUG @KagutaMuseveni @rkalyes1 @ElectDrFrankHQ

[Dr. Osinde Ochieng A. @AllanOsinde]

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[Dr. Magaya Timothy (MD) @socrate_timothy]

We reject this diabolical policy @MinofHealthUG
Medical interns are not slaves. They deserve better.
@GovUganda @KagutaMuseveni @CHRISBARYOMUNS1 @RebeccaKadagaUG @TheUMAofficial @RubabindaJr @ObothOboth @PeterKhamer @Thomas_Tayebwa

[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!

[Dr. Magaya Timothy (MD) @socrate_timothy]

@TonyOwana @slubulwa @DianaAtwine @CHRISBARYOMUNS1 @MinofHealthUG @NRMOnline @GovUganda @MasoziGeofrey @emmanuel_dombo @sejudav @RubabindaJr @TheUMAofficial @OfficialFUMSA Medical interns deserve to be well facilitated by @MinofHealthUG by providing better monthly allowances (minimally 2.5m) to them to cater to their feeding, accommodation, clothing, etc
They're not slaves so they deserve to be treated better.

[Dr. Magaya Timothy (MD) @socrate_timothy]

@TonyOwana @slubulwa @DianaAtwine @CHRISBARYOMUNS1 @MinofHealthUG @NRMOnline @GovUganda @MasoziGeofrey @emmanuel_dombo @sejudav @RubabindaJr @TheUMAofficial @OfficialFUMSA .....above facilities that are available at all times working day-night-day (36 hr shift) without resting, and without medical interns in the above facilities that I have mentioned can not operate normally.

[Dr. Magaya Timothy (MD) @socrate_timothy]

@TonyOwana @slubulwa @DianaAtwine @CHRISBARYOMUNS1 @MinofHealthUG @NRMOnline @GovUganda @MasoziGeofrey @emmanuel_dombo @sejudav @RubabindaJr @TheUMAofficial @OfficialFUMSA .....which is a requirement for their full registration and licensure in order to legally practice medicine in Uganda.
In GH, RRH, NRH and PNFPs medical interns contribute 75% of the health workforce and they're the immediate healthcare givers in the above facilities........

[Dr. Magaya Timothy (MD) @socrate_timothy]

@TonyOwana @slubulwa @DianaAtwine @CHRISBARYOMUNS1 @MinofHealthUG @NRMOnline @GovUganda @MasoziGeofrey @emmanuel_dombo @sejudav @RubabindaJr @TheUMAofficial @OfficialFUMSA Medical Interns, we refer to graduate medical doctors, Nurses, Midwives, Dental Surgeons and Pharmacists who are provided with the Provisional registration licenses from their respective Councils to undergo this one-year mandatory apprenticeship which is a requirement......

[Dr. Magaya Timothy (MD) @socrate_timothy]

@TonyOwana @slubulwa @DianaAtwine @CHRISBARYOMUNS1 @MinofHealthUG @NRMOnline @GovUganda @MasoziGeofrey @emmanuel_dombo @sejudav @RubabindaJr @TheUMAofficial @OfficialFUMSA Medical Internship is a one-year mandatory supervised professional apprenticeship legally provided by law, for instance, the Medical and Dental Practitioners Act (Cap 272), the Nurses and Midwives Act (Cap 274) and the Pharmacy and Drugs Act.

[Dr. Magaya Timothy (MD) @socrate_timothy]

Congratulations, Hon. Min. Echodu David Calvin @EchoduOfficial upon your well-deserved appointment. All the best as you embark on this noble responsibility of serving the people of Uganda 🇺🇬

[Dr. Magaya Timothy (MD) @socrate_timothy]

Congratulations, Mama. Ryan. Hon. Rukia Nakadama Isanga @Rukianakadama upon your appointment. Your continued commitment to national development and support for the people of Busoga remains highly valued. God bless you abundantly