Intern doctor have denied recent reports, that they formed a pressure group dubbed Un-Deployed Intern Pressure Group, to push for their deployment. The President Uganda Medical Association, Dr. Herbert Luswata, says there was misinterpretation of the intern doctors actions last week, where they warned government about failure to redeploy them as having subsequent decline in…
Across the formal and informal sector, breast feeding mothers are still struggling to cope up with the six months exclusive breast feeding period, which is recommended by health experts’ world over. This is because of the day today life demands, poverty and other challenges they have to deal with, top on list being work, whether…
Intern doctors have warned government that failure to re-deploy them back to work, will lead to critical shortage of doctors and a subsequent decline in health care quality. They sounded the warning this afternoon while speaking to journalists in Kampala, about their new pressure group dubbed the Un-Deployed Intern Pressure Group. The warning comes two…
Pneumonia remains a significant health concern among children in Uganda, a leading cause of morbidity and mortality among children under the age of five. It is often exacerbated by factors, such as malnutrition, inadequate healthcare infrastructure and limited access to vaccines. In an August 3, 2024 webinar organised by the Busoga Health Forum on pediatric…
In response to the medical intern’s protest on delayed deployment, the Ministry of Health (MoH) told them to wait for another year since the facilities it supervises are full and can’t accommodate them as per now. According to Dr Henry G. Mwebesa, Director General of Health Services at MoH, the deployment of Medical Interns focused…
The Ministry of Health has responded to the pleas of unemployed healthcare workers by recruiting 1144 individuals out of the 7000 who submitted applications online. During a press conference at the Uganda Media Center on June 25, Dr. Pius Okong, Chairman of the Health Service Commission, advised unemployed healthcare workers to be cautious of misleading…
The Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Health, Dr.Diana Atwine has met with the team from Integrated Intelligent Computer System(IICS) that is implementing the automotive integrated Health Monitoring System (iHMIS). The team, led by the Principal Investigator Dr.Silver Kiyimba briefed her on the progress of the system that has so far been installed in 10 Regional Refferal…
Civil Society Organizations have urged government to fast track implementation of the National Scale-up Plan for Medical Oxygen to address the current COVID-19 crisis. This was during a virtual media briefing organised by PATH, in partnership with other Ugandan-based civil society organizations, working together to advocate for access to safe and affordable medical oxygen during…
