By Mike Sebalu The Uganda Medical Association (UMA) is holding a general meeting for all aggrieved parties of the health professionals who are currently under strike to forge away forward. This follows numerous dialogues with different government stakeholders including Prime Minister Robinah Nabbanja. Since then, commitments have been made by […]
The Coalition of African National Medical Associations is calling on regional governments to make available budgetary provisions to cater for positions of intern doctors in the public service. The body that brings together physicians in the African region has noted with concern the issues relating to medical intern doctors’ working […]
Government has tasked the Ministry of Finance to find funds to pay medical interns and striking Senior House Officers (SHOs). The decision was made during a cabinet meeting held on Monday. According to sources, the Cabinet has thus ordered striking doctors to resume work today. However, the Uganda Medical Association […]
Medical officers have rejected a proposal by the government for privately-sponsored students to finance their internship. The suggestion was made by the Prime Minister, Robinah Nabbanja during a high-level meeting convened in Kampala involving Public Service and Health the ministries, pre-interns, Senior House Officers, Medical Officers Special Grade, and the […]
The Uganda Medical Association (UMA) has asked parliament to appropriate Shs4.8 billion needed per month for interns and Senior House Officers’ (SHOs) payments. The call is contained in recommendations made by the association leadership before Parliament’s health committee on the issue of junior doctors and Senior House Officers’ payment as […]
