Uganda Medical Association in support of intern doctors strike
May 24, 2021 The Uganda Medical Association says the medical interns should carry on with their strike
Uganda Medical Association (UMA), a body that brings together all qualified and duly registered medical doctors in the country has expressed support for the ongoing strike by the intern doctors.
The association said Sunday that the strike should continue until government heeds onto their demands. Last week on Monday, the intern doctors under their umbrella Federation for Uganda Medical Interns (FUMI) laid down their tools, stating that the government had failed to improve their welfare and the current poor living conditions.
She is among more than 70,000 registered nurses and midwives in the country to serve a nationwide population of 45 million people, as the world commemorates International Nurses Day on Wednesday.In an interview with Xinhua before International Nurses Day, Ayesiza said she was overwhelmed with work, like many other nurses and midwives in Uganda who were staying at their posts amid the heavy workload brought by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Despite the increased workload, she continues to serve diligently and professionally, she said.International Nurses Day falls on May 12 to mark the crucial work of nurses.
Since Uganda reported its first COVID-19 case in March last year, its health facilities have been flooded by patients, some infected with COVID-19 and some with other ailments.
2021-05-12 01:55:20 GMT2021-05-12 09:55:20(Beijing Time) Xinhua English
KAMPALA, May 12 (Xinhua) Violet Ayesiza, 32, works as a nurse at Kasangati Health Center in the central Ugandan district of Wakiso. Now she has to work for more than 12 hours a day before she is relieved by her colleagues.
She is among more than 70,000 registered nurses and midwives in the country to serve a nationwide population of 45 million people, as the world commemorates International Nurses Day on Wednesday.
In an interview with Xinhua before International Nurses Day, Ayesiza said she was overwhelmed with work, like many other nurses and midwives in Uganda who were staying at their posts amid the heavy workload brought by the COVID-19 pandemic.