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Govt urged to fund medical interns

Prossy Kisakye | August 28, 2024

The opposition Democratic Party (DP) has implored the government to ensure that it finds funds to support medical interns. This is after President Museveni revealed that currently, the government doesn’t have money to pay for them (medical interns). However, the acting spokesperson of DP, Mr. Ismael Kirya, says that the […]


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MPs demand apology from Museveni over medical interns proposal

Prossy Kisakye | August 27, 2024

A section of lawmakers is urging President Museveni to apologize and revoke his decision on what they called “forcing” medical interns to self-fund their internships. This follows the President’s proposal that medical students’ sponsors should also contribute to the costs of their one-year internships. The President’s suggestion came after nearly […]


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Medical interns vow to continue strike until demands are met

Prossy Kisakye | February 7, 2024

Medical Interns have vowed to continue with their ongoing strike over low pay, defying pressure from internship centre directors to resume work. On February 1, the Federation for Uganda Medical Interns (FUMI) launched a nationwide strike expressing their dissatisfaction with the government’s disregard for President Museveni’s directive to increase their […]


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Medical interns threaten to strike over unfulfilled pledges

Prossy Kisakye | January 24, 2024

Medical interns under their umbrella body, the Federation for Uganda Medical Interns (FUMI), have threatened to stage an industrial action starting February 1, 2024, due to the government’s failure to fulfill its pledges. Speaking to journalists at Mulago Guest House on Wednesday, FUMI President Bill Adrati revealed that on August […]


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UMA blames govt for poor quality interns

Mike Sebalu | September 22, 2023

The Uganda Medical Association has faulted the government for the poor quality of medical interns on the market. Government through the Ministry of Health has announced plans to streamline the internship programme in a new draft policy proposal yet to be presented to Cabinet. While presenting a keynote address at […]



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