The judicial officer presiding over the case, Magistrate Rophine Achayo, granted each of the eight doctors cash bail of UGX 200,000, while their sureties were each ordered to execute a non-cash bond of UGX 3 million.

The spokesperson said the new arrangement breaks with previous practice, under which government catered for these necessities and paid monthly internship allowances. She added that it also undermines the Collective Bargaining Agreement, which provided for enhanced allowances and better welfare for health workers.

A total of 1,435 medical interns have been randomly placed across 73 internship training centers for a period of...

The government failed to deploy over 1,500 medical interns who qualified in 2023 and 2024, including doctors, dental surgeons, nurses/midwives, and pharmacy graduates.

The Deputy Speaker of Parliament, Thomas Tayebwa, has summoned the Minister of Health, Jane Ruth Aceng, to address concerns about the deployment of medical interns.

Medical interns through their association of Federation for Uganda medical interns (FUMI) has issued a warning to Ministry of...

Kabale Referral Hospital medical interns have asked government for security, proper accommodation and transport to and from work following...

Uganda People's Congress (UPC) party has hailed the government for deploying 1901 medical interns, by the Ministry of Health...