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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Akmal, a 14-year old boy from Gowa, Indonesia, has “laid” an egg in front of doctors, which is the 20th his family claims he has produced over the past two years. Akmal was allegedly brought to the clinic by his family who claims he …

Drug shortages, doctors strike Kampala, Uganda | FLAVIA NASSAKA | If one item has characterised the health sector in Uganda in most of 2017, it is the lack of medicines and supplies in hospitals. It even became a rallying cry for striking doctors of the Uganda Medical Association (UMA). At the …

THIS WEEK: Doctors halt their December 16 strike plans Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Doctors under their umbrella organization – Uganda Medical Association (UMA) on Dec.15 revealed they would not go ahead to start their a hundred days of industrial action as they had threatened to. Dr. Okwaro Ebuku, the …

THIS WEEK: Nurses call off strike as gov’t promises enhancements Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | In a late evening meeting at the Office of the Prime Minister in Kampala, nurses and midwives under their Uganda Nurses and Midwives union called off a strike they had planned to kick start …

THIS WEEK: Medical union loses case against striking doctors Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Ordering each party to bear its costs, high Court on Nov.24 dismissed the application filed by Uganda Medical Union against Government and Uganda Medical Association where the union had sought order for Court to halt the …

THIS WEEK: Doctors give another ultimatum as they end strike Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | For more than three weeks, work in public hospitals had come to a standstill when doctors went on strike on Nov.06 leaving patients unattended to.The doctors who were demanding that government makes a supplementary budget …

 How it reveals impact of the state undermining workers’ organisations and unions COMMENT | MORRIS KOMAKECH | Ugandan doctors opted to strike over poor remunerations, which they say compromise their work ethic. The doctors’ plight is understandable. Doctors in public facilities earn, on average, about US$300 per month. This level of …

THIS WEEK: Police deploys 16 doctors in hospitals Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | To fill the vacuum created by the doctors’ industrial action started early in the month, the Uganda Police has deployed 16 doctors to different facilities in addition to opening their facilities to the public. Revealing this, Police …

THIS WEEK: Medical students want exams cancelled Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | As government and striking doctors failed to reach an agreement to end industrial action, students studying medicine at Makerere University on Nov.20 asked that the semester be ended because they were not having lectures anymore. During a meeting …

THIS WEEK: Pharmacists criticize Gov’t response to Doctors’ strike Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | During a Nov.17 press conference held at pharmacy house in Kyambogo, pharmacists under their umbrella organization – the Pharmaceutical Society of Uganda warned that they would join medical workers who are on sit down strike protesting …