Doctors under the Uganda Medical Association want government to recruit more health workers for regional referral hospitals.
According to the organization, an assessment recently carried out revealed that many regional referral hospitals do not have enough doctors with Moroto, Arua and Gulu regional referral hospitals being the worst staffed health facilities.
According to Uganda Medical Association, government only employs 68 percent of the required human resource.
Dr. Mukuzi Muhereza, the secretary general of UMA says more human resources are required in the country especially in regional referrals upcountry operate with less than half of the required human resource. Dr. Muhereza speaking……
Dr. Diana Atwine, the permanent secretary at the ministry of health says that they are working towards filling these positions after her meeting with medics recently. END