The government has announced to resolve the plight of medical interns and senior house medical officers within the next two weeks.

This was announced by the Finance Minister, Matia Kasaija, while presenting the 2023–2024 National budget at Kololo Independence Grounds on Thursday, June 15, 2023.

He said that the government has allocated the sum of UGX 22 billion to settle all the outstanding arrears of medical interns and senior house medical officers in the next financial year.

“Within the next two weeks, we shall resolve the plight of all the medical interns and senior house medical officers; therefore, stay on call; we are coming,” said Minister Kasaija.

Senior medical doctors and associate consultants have been on strike over pay disparities, title disputes, and the failure of the government to pay their allowances.

The doctors had previously gone on strike due to the same issue. The Senior Medical Doctor’s Chief Resident, Dr. Robert Lubega, stated at a news conference last month that, the government lacked the will to pay their allowances.

Dr. Lubega urged that the government’s inability to pay their allowances shows a lack of will, especially as some doctors have not received any allowances since November despite working under deplorable conditions.