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British junior doctor humbled by the health needs in Uganda's rural hospitals

Friday, 17 May 2013 11:05

The young doctor, Kate Howorth, said it was a humbling experience to see first hand the level of care given to people in Uganda.

Ms Howorth, in her second year of junior doctor training at Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust, spent a week in Uganda.

The 25-year-old is keen to specialise in hospital medicine, working both at home and abroad in developing countries, where she can treat patients with diseases like malaria and cholera.

Along with her tutor at North Tyneside General Hospital, consultant haematologist Dr Chris Tiplady, Kate spent a week in the remote village of Kisoro.

She took part in mobile medical clinics, helping treat patients who usually live with very limited access to healthcare.

Kate, who is hoping to take a year out after her training to do a diploma specialising in tropical medicine, said: “It was a very unique and humbling experience to witness the complete opposite scale of what we have in the NHS and what we all often take for granted in England.

“I was caring for patients who had very little and people were so very grateful for even the most basic of care and medication.”
   

MP Katuntu joins battle between NRM and its sacked members in Paliament

Friday, 17 May 2013 10:54

The shadow attorney General Abudul Katuntu resolves to challenge an opinion of the Attorney General Peter Nyombi about the decision by the speaker to retain Mps in parliament who were expelled by the NRM party

In his legal opinion Nyombi argued that it was wrong for the speaker to retain the four Mps Theodore Sekikubo, Muhamed Nsereko, Wilfred Niwagaba and Barnabas Tinkasiimire since they lost the goodwill of the political party under which they were elected

In her ruling speaker Kadaga had argued that there is no constitutional provision requiring Mps to vacate a seat when expelled by a party

Now shadow Attorney General Katuntu tells Journalists at parliament that the opinion of Nyombi is flawed and an extension of a directive by the NRM party to threaten the person of the speaker and her office

Katuntu further explains that the opposition will also seek an amendment of the constitution such that an Attorney General is appointed after the judicial service commission has interviewed several candidates

This he says will help to stop the appointment of a political party leaning principal legal advisor to Government
   

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