Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda Medical Association (UMA), has started a process of helping medical workers secure jobs abroad. Speaking to URN in an interview on Thursday, Dr. Herbert Luswata the UMA President said the decision to send colleagues to the neighboring Rwanda and the United Kingdom comes …
Read More »Minister challenges manufacturers to work on quality that meets international standards
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The State Minister for Trade, Industry, and Cooperatives, Harriet Ntabaazi, has urged Ugandan manufacturers to enhance the quality of their products to meet international standards. She emphasized that this is crucial for positioning Uganda as a significant player in the global market, ultimately promoting …
Read More »Manufacturers embark on a Turkish benchmarking tour to support PDM
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda Manufacturers Association (UMA), in partnership with the Embassy of Turkey in Uganda, is embarking on an eight-day Industrial Tour to Turkey. This initiative presents a remarkable opportunity for Ugandan manufacturers to expand their reach, forge international partnerships, and drive economic development, all …
Read More »Uganda Baati sponsors the 29th Uganda International Trade Fair – 2023
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda Baati, announced its sponsorship of the highly anticipated 29th Uganda International Trade Fair under the theme “Driving Manufacturing and Trade Efficiency through Digital Transformation and Innovation”. The event is scheduled to take place from the 3rd to the 10th of October at the UMA …
Read More »Govt to doctors, ‘Striking won’t give you money’
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Doctors categorized as medical officers special grade or Associate Consultants announced on Tuesday that they have joined ongoing industrial action in which Senior House Officers had laid down tools over non-payment of their salaries. The doctors told a press Conference held in Mulago this …
Read More »Senior medical officers threaten to strike over promotion, pay rise
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Senior medical officers have threatened to lay down their tools to push for a pay rise and an acceleration in their promotion process to senior consultant level. The move follows a similar industrial action by Senior House Officers (SHO) and Medical Interns, who are …
Read More »Experts call for privatizing of medical internship
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Medical doctors have asked the government to screen private health facilities and allow those that have the prerequisite staff and equipment to recruit graduate doctors into internships. Making the call amidst endless strikes by medical interns over allowances and conditions of work over the …
Read More »No scientific studies have found gene responsible for homosexuality – Medics
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Doctors under the Uganda Medical Association (UMA) have said there is so far no scientific study done in Uganda or abroad that has found a definitive gene responsible for homosexuality. This comes amidst concerns raised regarding whether gay or queer sexual expression occurs naturally as …
Read More »UMA refutes claims of being used by Opposition politicians
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda Medical Association (UMA) has clarified that their concerns with embattled Association President, Dr. Samuel Oledo are purely based on medical ethics and professionalism. Refuting claims by Dr. Oledo that the doctors’ body had been infiltrated by members of the opposition National Unity Platform …
Read More »Dr. Oledo reinstated as UMA president
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Dr. Samuel Oledo Odongo has obtained temporary relief from the High Court stopping his suspension as the Uganda Medical Association-UMA president, until the determination of his application challenging his suspension. This follows a ruling by Justice Musa Ssekaana stopping UMA, its agents, or any other …
Read More »