16 Uganda Police Force doctors have been deployed and the force has opened its medical facilities across the country for the public.
According to Police Spokesperson Emilian Kayima, the Inspector General of Police on Friday directed the Director Uganda Police Health Services Dr. Byaruhanga Moses to join the Health Ministry and Uganda People's Defense Forces-UPDF medical team to provide services to Ugandans following the medical workers’ strike.
The move follows a request from the Health Minister, Jane Ruth Aceng to president, Yoweri Museveni early this week to authorize the Health Ministry's request to doctors from armed forces to attend to patients.
Kayima however, says the police doctors will not move to Mulago, Kiruddu and Kawempe hospitals as had been requested by the health ministry but they will work with doctors or in hospitals within their localities.
Medical doctors laid down their tools on November 6th to compel government to give them a pay rise and improve their welfare.
They are demanding improved remunerations, disbandment of the State House Health Monitoring Unit, which they claim has continued harassing them and a review of supply chain management of medicines, vaccines and medical supplies.
Government has since dismissed the strike illegal, saying Uganda Medical Association, which call isn't a trade union. Government has since declined to negotiate with Uganda Medical Association, arguing that it only negotiates with trade unions.
