Uganda People’s Defense Forces and Uganda Prisons have so far failed to send a team of medical officers to Mulago, Kirudu and Kawempe hospitals to attend to patients. As the doctor’s strike enters day twelve, people continue to flock government hospitals around the country seeking medical services with many ending up frustrated after failing to […]
The Uganda nurses and midwives union has disassociated themselves from the court application that was filed by Uganda Medical Workers Union against the striking doctors. The union yesterday took all the striking doctors and medical practitioners to high court civil division for engaging into an illegal industrial action. RELATED: Health minister explains doctors strike The union […]
The minister of health Dr.jane Aceng has said that the current doctors strike is being fueled by the disparities in payment of public servants. While appearing before the health committee chaired by Bukuya county Mp Dr.Micheal Bukenya to explain why they have failed to resolve the Doctors problems related to poor payment, Aceng said that […]
Medical interns in the country serving public health facilities have today declared a start to their strike following the dangerous conditions they are working in as they battle to save lives. In a meeting held today at Mulago, the interns led by their president, Robert Lubega, state that they are paid less, over worked, have […]
The Leader of opposition in parliament, Winfred Kiiza, has warned government to stop forcing the medical workers who had resorted to strike to resume work before dealing with doctors’ demands to avoid more deaths. ALSO READ: Health minister explains doctors strike Kiiza said that government should order medical workers back to work after procuring all the […]
The parliamentary government assurances committee has written to the speaker seeking a go-ahead to probe more about the government unfulfilled pledges forcing civil servants taking industrial action. The vice chairperson of the government assurances committee who is also the MP for Kawempe North, Latif Ssebaggala Sengendo said that they need the speaker to allow them to […]
Intern doctors working in several health facilities across the country has threatened to go on strike effective Friday this week after government failing to pay their salaries for the last three months. The President of intern doctors Dr. Faux Kavuma says at the moment they have no interactive because they have anything to eat and also their […]