Government outlines health training policy delaying medical graduation until after internship

Officials including State Minister for Education Dr Joyce Moriku Kaducu described the National Education and Training for Health Policy, which would introduce a pre-internship examination and bar institutions from graduating health trainees before they finish internship. Medical interns' president Dr Jacob Mwandha and Uganda Medical Association Secretary General Dr Alon Nahabwe opposed the graduation change, warning of effects on licensing, costs and intern allowances.