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UMA refutes claims of being used by Opposition politicians

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda Medical Association (UMA) has clarified that their concerns with embattled Association President, Dr. Samuel Oledo are purely based on medical ethics and professionalism. Refuting claims by Dr. Oledo that the doctors’ body had been infiltrated by members of the opposition National Unity Platform …

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Dr. Oledo reinstated as UMA president

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Dr. Samuel Oledo Odongo has obtained temporary relief from the High Court stopping his suspension as the Uganda Medical Association-UMA president, until the determination of his application challenging his suspension. This follows a ruling by Justice Musa Ssekaana stopping UMA, its agents, or any other …

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Court stays Oledo’s suspension as UMA president

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Civil Division of the High Court in Kampala has issued an interim injunction staying the suspension of Dr. Samuel Oledo, as the president of the Uganda Medical Association (UMA). It follows an application for a judicial review filed by Oledo against his suspension by …

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UMA distances self from Dr Oledo’s partisan politics

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda Medical Association (UMA) has distanced itself from the action by the Association President, Dr Samuel Oledo, who together with a group of others, donning clinical coats knelt before President Museveni asking him to stand for the presidency again in 2026. Dr Herbert Luswata, …

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Oulanyah owes Ugandans legislation on improved healthcare: UMA

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Health practitioners under their umbrella body Uganda Medical Association-UMA, have tasked the Speaker of Parliament Jacob Oulanyah to champion legislation to improve the healthcare system in the country upon his recovery. Oulanyah is currently hospitalized in Seattle in the United States of America where he …

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Doctors demand unrestricted access to torture victims in custody

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda Medical Association-UMA have asked the government to grant them unrestricted and timely access to torture victims in detention facilities to save their lives. The Association officials were responding to recent incidents of torture involving physical bodily harm of sarcastic Pen Award Author, Kakwenza Rukirabashaija …

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Doctors suspend strike over new set of promises

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Doctors under the Uganda Medical Association (UMA) have urged their colleagues all over the country who had laid down their tools to report back to work on Thursday. Dr. Samuel Oledo, the association’s President told journalists this morning that government has finally committed to handle …

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Police blocks doctors from marching to parliament

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police on Wednesday blocked doctors under the Uganda Medical Association-UMA from marching to Parliament. The doctors who include medical interns, representatives of dental pre-interns, nurses, and midwives at the Bachelor level were led by the President of UMA, Dr. Samuel Oledo. They wanted to deliver a …

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