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ALLOWANCE U-TURN? Gov’t Moves to Revisit Suspended Medical Interns’ Pay

Medical interns on strike recently

The government has pledged to review the National Education and Training for Health Policy following widespread concerns over a controversial provision proposing the removal of allowances for medical interns, a move critics say could severely disrupt Uganda’s public healthcare system.This follows strong objections from the Leader of the Opposition, Joel Ssenyonyi, who warned that scrapping intern allowances would undermine hospital …

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