The situation at Butabika National Referral Psychiatric Hospital has returned to normal after the medics who had gone on a sit-down strike resumed work.

The nurses and some senior medics at Butabika hospital went on strike yesterday demanding for their salary arrears and the reinstatement of their risk allowances which were cut off by the ministry of public service.

Talking to journalists today the chairman of the Uganda Medical Workers Union Butabika Hospital branch, Juma Ojwang said that some health workers have resumed duty after convincing them that their issues will be handled very soon.

Ojwang says that the medics who sleep outside the hospital have not yet returned for duty.

Ojwang however was noncommittal on when the arrears will be paid and if the risk allowances would be reinstated.

Ultimate Media