Pre-Intern doctors have announced a nationwide boycott of government hospitals

The meeting held at Mulago was attended by representatives of all medical schools in Universities nationwide. (nurses, doctors, pharmacists, and dentists) #NBSUpdates

The pre interns demand their senior colleagues be paid their arrears. 2.5 million in salary, improvement of working conditions, more drugs and PPEs in hospitals, and now a written apology from Dr. Henry. G. Mwebesa (Director General Health Services, Ministry of Health for the letter he wrote on Friday firing all current interns.

Our senior reporter, Daniel Lutaaya updated via his Twitter handle

Developing story;
Pre-Intern doctors set to Boycott gov't hospitals.
Gov't on Friday fired current intern doctors banking on the availability of these new graduates to fill the gap.
Pre-interns are meeting in person and on zoom nationwide now to effect the boycott.#NBSUpdates pic.twitter.com/BGSxQL3Wmt

— Daniel Lutaaya (@DanielLutaaya) December 12, 2021

IT IS OFFICIAL:
Pre-Intern doctors have announced a nationwide boycott of government hospitals.
The meeting held at Mulago was attended by respresentatives of all medical schools in Universities nationwide. (nurses, Doctors, pharmacists, and dentists)#NBSUpdates pic.twitter.com/fUtMukghMB

— Daniel Lutaaya (@DanielLutaaya) December 12, 2021

Subsequent story on the ongoing boycott;

In a letter to all hospital directors countrywide, the ministry of health gave the intern doctors on strike 1 week to leave hospitals.

Government fires all Intern doctors.