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Health Ministry seeks additional Shs18 billion to deploy medical interns

Matooke Republic by Matooke Republic
August 7, 2024
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The Ministry of Health needs an additional Shs18 billion to deploy medical interns, according to the Minister of State for Health (General Duties), Hon. Anifa Kawooya.

Kawooya said that a total of 2,706 medical interns are eligible for deployment, but only 1,500 have been placed across the 73 internship centers for a period of one year.

She noted that lack of adequate funding to the ministry, which received only Shs35 billion, is a major issue.

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“According to the ministry’s internship training guideline, one specialist supervises four medical interns to ensure effective knowledge transfer and skills development,” Kawooya told Parliament on Tuesday.

Legislators disagreed with the minister on deploying only government-sponsored students, arguing that even the privately sponsored ones must be deployed.

Mawogola County South Member of Parliament, Namugga Goreth, insisted that the government finds the Shs18 billion needed for the medical interns. She emphasized that if entities like Roko could be budgeted for, then money could be availed for the interns.

“In the interest of continuity, let us find the Shs18 billion. Let us look into the classified budget. Even if it means getting the money from State House,” she said.

Koboko Municipality MP, Dr. Charles Ayume, agreed with Namugga and urged the ministry to urgently find money to pay the interns.

“We find money and pay the interns and we reset the clock to zero,” he said.

Deputy Speaker Thomas Tayebwa, who chaired the sitting, suggested that the ministry consider the option of allowing private students to be deployed without pay, especially if they are willing to meet the costs.

The minister pledged to find solutions by looking into funding and recruiting more specialist supervisors and opening up more internship training centers.

She added that the Ministry will coordinate with the Ministries of Finance and Education for a lasting solution to the problems of interns.

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