Dr Mary Nabwire, the Federation in her statement today revealed that in that meeting, it was agreed that the Ministry of Health acknowledged the need for increased financing to improve the welfare of all medical interns in the country and that they’ll join them to push for a supplementary budget since the final national budget is already concluded.
They also agreed that the Ministry of Health and the medical interns leadership will write officially to the office of the prime minister to intervene and request for a supplementary budget to be passed to cater for the increment of medical interns allowances following parliamentary recommendations that were made and were brought to the attention of the prime minister through a letter addressed to his office by parliament right before the parliament was dissolved.
“It was also communicated that the allowance for the months of April, May, and June has already been released and has reached the hospital accounts, all interns are expected to be receiving that money anytime soon as we wait for the next financial year,” Nabwire added.
It’s against that background that the strike has been suspended.
“Following this discussion, two meetings have been held between interns’ leaders and medical interns countrywide, and it was unanimously agreed to suspend the strike in the best interest of our patients and completion of our internship training in the stipulated time as negotiations for enhanced pay go on,” Nabwire said.
She asked the internees to resume work.
“This is therefore to inform and encourage all medical interns nationwide to resume work as the FUMI leadership follows up with the relevant stakeholders on the matter and continues to engage in negotiations. We appreciate all medical interns nationwide for standing together during this call for advocacy which has attracted the attention of the right audience to address our concerns and FUMI Leadership will be at the forefront to see that the negotiations happen and an amicable solution is reached in the shortest time possible,” she said.
Source: Chimp Report
