President Museveni speaks out on importing Cuban doctors
President Museveni speaking during the national celebrations for the International Labor Day in Sembabule district on Tuesday said, “the ‘selfish’ medics with ‘crooked behavior’ that incited their colleagues to strike” – hence abandoning patients – forced him to think of an option.
“During that period of blackmail, I said ‘If necessary, I will import doctors from Cuba to discipline these doctors with crooked behavior’,” he told the nation.
Cuba has a reputation for having one of the best health systems in the world.
The Caribbean island nation, once ruled by Fidel Castro and later his brother Raul, provides more medical personnel to the developing world than all the G8 countries combined, according to reports.
The issue of importing Cuban doctors has been a divisive one, with critics forcefully voicing their resistance to it – predominantly from the financial point of view.
Earlier on Tuesday, NOTU chairman general usher, Wilson Owere, speaking on behalf of the Workers’ Union, struck a tone of opposition to the idea of bringing in medics from Cuba.
Owere said they had seen no need for Government to import doctors yet Uganda had her own and with his argument he stressed that, what the local medics need is to have their salaries enhanced.
But in a spirited and emphatic defense of the decision, the President referred to the striking of doctors as “selfish and unprofessional” and “enemies” of the people of Uganda.
“You cannot lecture me about working for Uganda. I don’t want to hear that nonsense. We, the freedom fighters, have been working for Uganda for about 55 years now – for either low pay or no pay.” the President said.
”I get shs3.6m for salary a month which is far less that what most public servants get but i still have authority as the head of state. I am the President of Uganda. So don’t bring those nonsensical arguments.” he added.
On NOTU’s demands on salary increment, the President’s stance was that his government is first working on the roads and electricity.
But he expressed his willingness to meet with the workers’ body to discuss the matter.
The President emphasized, “Roads and electricity first. Salaries must be talked about in the context of the whole effort – not in isolation. We can discuss the issue of salaries in a disciplined way. I will call you for a meeting and explain to you what we plan and why.”
There were also two points that stuck out in the President’s delivery in Sembabule.
One was on corruption. Because corruption hurts jobs, Museveni sent out a resounding warning to particularly the political class and administrators (public sector).
“You must banish the practice of asking money (bribes) from the private sector. Don’t ask for any favor from the private sector. It should be a taboo by the political class and the administrators.”
The other issue was on the divisive talk on prioritizing science teachers and science disciplines. The President said, “science teachers are hard to replace – whereas their arts counterparts are not. If the history teacher goes away from he school, it may be easier to replace him. But if it is a science teacher, it is difficult to replace them. In terms of retention, we are more desperate to retain science teachers.”
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Fitness and Fashion…
Fitness is a wish of everyone all over the world. So i plan to discuss the basic reasons of unfitness and fate. You are thinking or wondered that how this topic belongs to fashion field. Surly it is belonged to my field of Fashion.
Smartness and Fashion…
Fitness fashion is the result of a trend that consists in combining physical activities and health lifestyles with the interest and use of sportswear fashion.
Why is there such a big focus on fashion and fitness? Does what you wear really matter? Does it have an impact on your performance or is it simply a marketing ploy?
When we tell you to wear your passion, we mean show the world what you’re made of. How else can you display your strength, determination and strong will, other than on the training ground? But actually, the feeling you get from wearing your training clothes goes way beyond this.
What you wear has been proven to affect not only how you feel but also what you do. “Enclothed Cognition” is the term used to describe the influence our clothing has on our psychological processes.
Does this mean that when you put on an item of sports clothing you’re likely to perform better? Actually yes this could well be the case. When you dress in your sports clothes, you don’t just look more athletic. You feel more athletic. Which, in turn can actually make you become more athletic.
Well, if you want to start your journey to having a better body to feel great, here are some of the tips that will be helpful;
a. Exercise Daily for at least an hour. …
b. Eat the Right Foods and Portion Each Meal.
c. Keep Track of Calories and Food Intake Per Day.
d. Be Sure to Get Sleep.
e. Stay Motivated.
f. Walk daily atleast half hour.
Hopfuly these tips are effective for you.
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