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The thing that interests me the most about Ugandans is their attitude towards the health system .Its a case of it doesn& #39;t affect me or one of my own ,I don& #39;t care to be bothered .
As a doctor that has worked upcountry ,where your kaakas,jjajas,totos,kukus are ,it& #39;s a case of doctors performing magic .The art of using nothing to achieve something .
You get to learn new inguinal hernia classifications ;mid thigh ,at knee ,below knee .These old men of course wouldn& #39;t want to move around like this ,but there& #39;s no doctor and where there& #39;s a doctor there are no sutures .
The stories are many I tell you ,the life saving surgeries you do ,holding up a woman& #39;s uterus and knowing you& #39;re the only thing keeping her from bleeding out .The PEP and more PEP.
It& #39;s hard being a health worker ,but you give your all but it& #39;s only so much that you can do .When you complain as UMA did with IA,the same people whose grannies you look after will lecture self sacrifice .
And so the toiling continues ,you have passion but little to work with ,you look at your patients,knowing how to solve their problems but your hands are tied .
Dear Ugandans ,just because you can go to IHK or any other private hospital doesn& #39;t mean you should be out of touch of the plight of people that have to go to Itojo hospital .
When doctors and other health workers stand up to raise very pertinent issues ,don& #39;t brush them off coz they don& #39;t affect you ,listen ,learn and support .
I summarize by saying COVID 19 is going to show all Ugandans rich and poor ,that health services should be uniformly available to all .Watch the space ......
