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Caesarean section in @lacor_hospital is 25,000 Uganda shillings. Yes, you heard it right! Use this information the way you want 😂@DrOribaDan @rkalyes1
I agree with @ReachDrMuganga here. The increasing enrolment is a direct result of increasing student population right from lower levels. If you don’t admit those students, where do you expect them to go? I think we should strive for quality training instead.
Dear Agaba,
Let me ask you a simple question. Where do you think the next great Ugandan pharmacist is sitting right now? Probably in a crowded classroom somewhere, waiting for a chance that some people are quietly trying to take away. I want to talk to you about that, because it matters more than most people realise.
Here is the contradiction we are living with. Government is telling every young Ugandan to study science. The President says it. The Ministry says it. The ATMS agenda says it, with science, technology and innovation placed at the centre as the engine that drives agriculture, tourism and minerals. The message is clear: Uganda needs more scientists, not fewer. And yet, at the very same time, PSU is working to cap how many pharmacists we are allowed to train. One hand is opening the door and the other is pushing it shut.
Think about what that cap really says. It says a Ugandan child should only be trained for the number of jobs we can count in Uganda today, as if that child was created for this country alone. But a pharmacist is a global professional. The same qualification that lets you run a dispensary in Mbarara can open a hospital pharmacy in Nairobi, a research lab in Toronto or a regulatory office in Geneva. Our graduates can go out, earn, learn, send money home and come back wiser. That exposure is how a country builds a rich world view. We cannot lead others if we cannot even help ourselves, and we certainly cannot help ourselves by deliberately producing fewer of the people we are short of.
Now let me tell you about something that many people usually don’t about: education tourism. We are proud of our gorillas, and we should be. But a gorilla tourist comes for a week. A student comes for four or five years. Think of thousands of young people from Kenya, Tanzania, South Sudan, Congo, Nigeria, India and beyond choosing Uganda for their degrees. Every one of them rents a room, buys food, uses transport, pays fees, visits the lake on weekends and brings parents to graduation. That is money flowing into our economy every single month, and it supports landlords, traders, drivers and the Government's own revenue. Countries like Malaysia, Ghana and South Africa understood this long ago. Pharmacy is one of the courses that attracts exactly such students. When PSU limits enrolment, it is not just limiting a university. It is cutting off an income stream for Uganda. That is counterproductive, and I will say it plainly, it is unpatriotic.
So what is really going on? Gatekeeping. Fear of competition. The old instinct to keep the profession small so that the few already inside remain comfortable. I understand the instinct, but it is poison for a developing nation. No country ever grew by training fewer doctors, fewer engineers or fewer pharmacists. The countries that rose did the opposite. They trained in abundance, built quality into the training, and let the world absorb the rest.
We can think better than this. We can promote science and grow education tourism at the same time. We can raise standards without shrinking numbers. For once, let us put country first in everything we do. Uganda needs many pharmacists and many other scientists, and they must be trained, not rationed.
Victoria University is stepping forward to do its part. We are ready to train, to invest and to be held to the highest quality. We now ask the professional bodies to do theirs: to be partners in growth rather than guards at the gate. Uganda is our country. We owe it to this nation to do the things that build it, not the things that hold it back.
I would be glad to sit down with you and talk this through further.
Warm regards,
Prof. Lawrence Muganga
Vice Chancellor, Victoria University
Was this letter necessary if there is “an ongoing engagement”? Moreover, MUST already addressed the issue by appointing @JTusiimire as HOD.
CURRENT STATUS OF BPHARM PROGRAM AT MUST.
THE BPHARM PROGRAM AT @MbararaUST REMAINS UNRECOGNIZED.
Says @PharmacistsUg Council.
Students are simply pre-testing the curriculum but not studying. This period does not count
@nche_uganda #pharmacy #education #public
Ugandans beware! But why would someone do this to another human being?
PUBLIC FOOD SAFETY ALERT: Poisonous seeds found mixed with beans in local markets
MAAIF has received complaints and verified evidence that rubber tree seeds (Hevea brasiliensis) are being fraudulently mixed with beans sold in some markets, notably in Agago District, posing a potential risk to public health.
1. HOW TO IDENTIFY THEM:
-Beans are flat or kidney-shaped. Rubber seeds are round like a marble.
-They have a shiny grey-white colour with dark brown/black spots and stripes.
-They have a small white dot where they were attached to the pod.
-See photos attached. If you see them, they are NOT beans.
2. WHY THEY ARE DANGEROUS:
These seeds are *NOT FOOD*. They are not edible.
I. They contain natural poison (cyanogenic glycosides) that can cause food poisoning.
II. If eaten raw or cooked with beans, they can cause: severe stomach pain, vomiting, dizziness, headache, weakness and diarrhoea.
III. Children are at higher risk. Chickens and pigs can also die if they eat many.
This is a case of *Food Adulteration*- accidental or intentional mixing of non-food items with food, which is illegal and dangerous.
3. WHAT CONSUMERS SHOULD DO:
Before buying:
I. Pour the beans on a flat tray and look through them before you pay.
II. Buy from trusted traders who clean their beans.
Before cooking:
-Sort thoroughly on a table or large plate. Remove ALL round mottled seeds, stones, and broken beans.
-Wash beans 2-3 times with clean water.
- Do not cook if you are not sure-bring a sample to your extension worker or Health Centre.
If someone has eaten them:
-Do not wait. Go immediately to the nearest Health Centre/Hospital and carry some of the seeds to show the health workers.
4. WHAT TRADERS AND MARKET LEADERS SHOULD DO:
I. Never store beans in sacks that were previously used for rubber seeds or other non-food items.
II. Always clean and sort beans before putting them on sale.
III. Market leaders ( SAS, Agricultural Police & Market Masters) should inspect produce regularly.
5. MAAIF APPEAL:
We call upon all LC1, LC2, Parish Chiefs, and VHTs to spread this message. Food safety is everyone's responsibility.
Eat Safe. Stay Healthy. Sort Your Beans Before Cooking!
Step in the right direction
📢 PSU welcomes the invitation from the National Council for Higher Education (@nche_uganda) to a consultative meeting on pharmacy training in Uganda, scheduled for Tuesday, 27th October 2026. We look forward to constructive dialogue on accreditation, training standards, and regulatory coordination. 💊🇺🇬 #PharmacyUganda #PSU
What the hell, did he mock god?
🚨 TRAGEDY IN ECUADOR: A priest, Patricio Sánchez Molinari, died after a massive wooden cross fell on him during a LIVE Mass in Guayaquil. The horrifying accident was captured on livestream. 💔🙏
#Ecuador #BreakingNews #Guayaquil
This is a good start, but we still need her official apology! @RubabindaJr @UMACentralb_Off @assempebwa
Peter Waiswa, MD retweeted
HABITS THAT DEFINE A TYPICAL AFRICAN:
1. Urinating behind the house.
2. Wife sleeping next to the wall
3. Keeping brooms behind the door.
4. When you get rich, people say you have a secret bedroom where noone enters.
5. When you become old you are suspected to be a witch.
6. When you take a bath, they will ask you if you are going somewhere.
7. Keeping some untensils aside specifically for visitors.
8. Counting pieces of meat to ensure they are served equally.
9. No natural death occurs in Africa.Your enemy is always the cause.
10. Counting money after withdrawing from the ATM.
11. Marrying a beautiful lady is equated to marrying a prostitute.
12. Removing shoes when walking in the mud and entering the house.
13. There are some special parts of the chicken meat that are reserved for the husband e.g. gizzard.
14. Buying new clothes when there is a festival.
15. When one is given a microphone, they first blow air into it or tap it with a finger to test whether it is working despite the previous user having used the same microphone.
16. Sweeping the whole compound even when some parts are not dirty.
17. Looking left and right when crossing one way road.
18. Keeping an empty plastic bottle after drinking the water for future use.
19. Reserving a special chair in the house for the husband.
20. Feeling proud when sitting next to a white person in a bus.
21. When electricity goes off, checking your neighbours if they are in dark to.
22. Turning back and touch padlock to confirm that you've looked the door well.
23. Washing the face with remaining water after tooth brushing.
24. Coughing loudly when in the pit latrine, when one is coming to use it and sack is used for a door.
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Peter Waiswa, MD retweeted
Public Notice: Operation Tekeleza Sheria
Kampala, Tuesday September 15, 2026
The UPDF Military Police Brigade, while working and coordinating with the Uganda Traffic Police has with immediate effect commenced operations within the Greater Kampala Metropolitan Area and the country at large to impound numberless, unregistered or unlicensed mortar vehicles.
The operation will also target vehicles with covered number plates, some of which belong to members of the security forces and MDAs. The drivers of such vehicles will be arrested and prosecuted in courts of law for gross violation of traffic regulations.
Also to be arrested are members of the security services who fail to adhere to traffic regulations, including driving without valid driving permits/licenses.
Civilian registered vehicles found in possession of military stores such as military jackets, whether displayed on driver’s seats or not, and other military paraphernalia will be impounded. The drivers or owners of the vehicles will be arrested and courtmartialed in accordance with the UPDF Act 2025, as amended.
This is therefore to notify the public about the ongoing operation and to appeal for their usual cooperation and support. The operation will proceed in earnest until further notice.
CHRIS MAGEZI
Colonel
Acting Director Defence Public Information
MODVA/UPDF
Peter Waiswa, MD retweeted
Canary @CanaryMugume The only Doctor with nearly 99% diagnostic accuracy is often the PATHOLOGIST dissecting cadaveric tissue (dead bodies). Pathologists have the advantage of the tortuous diagnostic paths taken by all Medics who see the patient before. That Eureka moment comes from a diagnosis by exclusion. The apparent discovery of the true diagnosis is in fact a build up from previous false diagnoses.
‘The King was misdiagnosed in Uganda. By the time he received the proper diagnosis, the cancer had spread all out the body, and had affected many organs of the body,’ Princess Komuntale reveals.
@nilepostnews
Peter Waiswa, MD retweeted
UN votes to adopt new world map showing Africa's true size bbc.in/46I3e2S
Peter Waiswa, MD retweeted
Video from 12th September 1995, when three and a half year old Oyo was crowned King of Tooro. The footage captures the young monarch playing with his toys and yawning, while the Queen Mother appears in distress beside Princess Elizabeth Bagaaya, with then Prime Minister and regent Sanyu Katuramu, and others in attendance.
Peter Waiswa, MD retweeted
Ugandan pupils to study for max 3 hours per day under new primary curriculum
Under the new competency-based curriculum (CBC) expected to be rolled out in lower primary in 2028, the government wants to limit structured learning time to cater for the developmental needs of young children.
Dr Patrice Ssembirige, acting director of National Curriculum Development Centre (NCDC) said children aged 3-4 should be engaged for a maximum of two hours a day, while those aged 3-4 should spend about 2-3 hours in structured learning activities. Children aged 5-6 could spend about three hours.
Ssembirige said young learners should not be subjected to excessively long school hours, arguing that the lower primary curriculum should take into account their developmental needs rather than treat them as “miniature secondary school students”.
“These children have to be engaged for about 15-30 minutes at a time, so there is no need for them to be in school as early as 5 am. We are looking at the physical development of the learners, cognitive, language, social and emotional aspects,” he said.
observer.ug/education/uganda…
Peter Waiswa, MD retweeted
Confirmed:
Dr. KB has just been taken to Mulago Hospital. His personal Doctor who is his sister Dr . olive Kobusingye has just been allowed to access him.
He has been put in ICU , and he is still unconscious.
Ugandans, let's continue to ask God to intervene in this situation.
Peter Waiswa, MD retweeted
Uganda’s proposed medical education and internship reforms deserve careful reconsideration. Medical training and healthcare are pillars of human development, and Makerere Medical School remains one of Africa’s finest institutions, renowned for tropical medicine. Intern doctors bridge critical staffing gaps in our hospitals; withdrawing their financial support risks worsening workforce shortages, delaying training, increasing costs, and weakening healthcare delivery. I urge President Museveni to intervene and protect Uganda’s health sector.
@KagutaMuseveni
@jessica_alupo
@R_Nabbanja
@BaryomunsiChris
@mkainerugaba
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Uganda’s Unpaid Medical Interns: A Crisis at the Heart of Public Healthcare
Uganda’s public health system is facing a deepening moral, legal, and policy crisis following the government’s refusal to pay medical interns. At the center of this dispute are young doctors who, after years of intense and costly training, are expected to shoulder the backbone of hospital care, without pay. The decision has far-reaching consequences for healthcare delivery, medical education, and the future of the profession in Uganda
Medical interns in Uganda are not observers or trainees in a casual sense. They are frontline healthcare providers. In many public hospitals, interns cover critical staffing gaps, run wards, attend to emergencies, clerk patients, prescribe under supervision, and provide round-the-clock care.
In practice, interns do most of the regular medical work that keeps hospitals functional, especially in regional referral hospitals where shortages of senior doctors are chronic. Demotivating interns through non-payment directly undermines patient care, increases preventable deaths, and overburdens the few fully employed doctors who remain. Refusing to pay interns while continuing to rely on their labor amounts to institutionalized exploitation.
Before internship, a Ugandan medical doctor spends at least five years at university, followed by internship as a mandatory requirement for full registration. Medical education is among the most demanding and expensive courses in the country. By the time students reach internship, many come from families already financially exhausted. Internship pay is therefore not a luxury, it is basic subsistence, covering rent, food, transport, among others.
Denying interns pay after such prolonged investment effectively turns medical training into a pathway of debt, distress, and despair. The situation poses a sharp dilemma, especially for government-sponsored medical students.
On one hand, the state argues fiscal constraints and frames internship as “training.” On the other hand, it compels graduates to serve, posts them to hospitals, assigns shifts, and disciplines them as workers. This contradiction raises fundamental questions. If internship is compulsory national service, why is it unpaid? Why should interns offer an unpaid service in government hospitals? What’s government’s commitment to universal healthcare?
Uganda’s approach stands in stark contrast to practices across much of Africa. In Kenya, Medical interns are salaried government employees, with formal contracts and monthly pay. In South Africa, Interns receive structured remuneration and are fully integrated into the public service payroll. In Rwanda, Internship is funded as part of national health workforce planning, with clear state responsibility. In Ghana, House officers (interns) are paid and recognized as essential health workers.
In these countries, governments acknowledge a basic truth: you cannot sustain a health system on unpaid labor.
Uganda’s refusal to pay interns risks isolating the country, accelerating brain drain, and making medicine unattractive to talented students, especially those from poor backgrounds.
The unpaid internship policy has consequences beyond medical interns themselves. Patients suffer from demoralized staff and service disruptions
Rural and public hospitals face collapse as interns withdraw labor. Medical students reconsider their career choices or plan to leave the country. Public trust in health governance erodes.
Uganda cannot claim commitment to universal healthcare while refusing to pay the very doctors who keep hospitals running. Internship is not charity work; it is essential labor performed after years of specialized training. Government decision undermines its health system, exploits young professionals, and jeopardizes the future of medical education in Uganda.
Paying medical interns is not merely a budgetary decision; it is a test of justice, foresight, and national priorities.
