By Editorial,
The Luwero District Administration has banned medical trainees from handling and administering treatment to patients without the presence of supervisors at health centers.
Every year Luwero district receives over 200 medical students from different institutions to conduct training at health center IIIs, IVs, and Luwero hospital.
This year the program resumed on 2nd January 2024 for both medical students and other internees in local governments.
However, reports have emerged that several health workers tend to be absent and leave the patients to be attended to by trainees who are not yet skilled.
According to the notice dated 27th December, 2023 issued by Bernard Okello, the Luwero District Human Resource Officer on behalf of the Chief Administrative Officer, the complaint has been received by the administration and the practice is unacceptable and punishable. END.