Why Are Our Hospitals Disused Mr. Permanent Secretary? First a humble nurse and her co-workers are suspended for not showing allegiance to the regime. This after they took a senior opposition candidate on an impromptu televised tour that revealed the disused state of a crucial upcountry medical facility. Now the Permanent Secretary at the Health Ministry reportedly says he will reverse the suspension but only because the opposition candidate might use the nurses punishment to gain popularity. One notices that the Permanent Secretary and the Administrative Officer who punished the nurses, are both reacting based on how clear they are seen to be bowing to their political "loyalisms", rather than professional accountability to Uganda for the sad state of health services. Public service Supervisors, get to grasps with your role: Effective service delivery TO THE PEOPLE. Then the rest runs smoothly for everyone including for yourselves and your loyalties. Meanwhile almost all upcountry health facilities seem to be in the same sorry state. The Permanent Secretary and the Administrative officer should have been explaining to the public why, and produce a detailed report about what is being done to remedy the situation. In fact, they appear to have actually chosen to maintain unhealthy hospitals rather than solve the root problem. What administration professionalism is that? If Idi Amin was around and saw what was aired on NTV, the Administrative officer, the Permanent Secretary and the Health Minister himself would be trembling on national TV, tasked to explain to Ugandans why the clinic is degraded and why it hasn't been properly equipped/maintained for decades. In fact we still need to ask former health Minister Henry Kyemba what he did with the reported 7 million US dollars tax payers money that he was supposed to purchase medicine and medical equipment with for Uganda when he vanished and instead wrote a vicious book about Amin. Where is the country's money Mr. Kyemba? Meanwhile, if one wanted a glimpse at the public service ideological disorientation and the modus operandi corruptisima across the board, this is a clear example about what is wrong with the good governance façade in Uganda today. The persons to be suspended are not the nurses but the (incompetent?) senior officers responsible. Mr. Administrative Officer, Mr. Permanent Secretary and Mr. Health Minister! Could you explain to Uganda why hospitals and clinics that are budgeted for every year are still poorly maintained, yet the health sector/Ministry also receives substantial extra funding annually from international donors?
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