AFRO-NETS> Africa's political leaders facilitate brain drain... (2)

[Jennipher Twebaze <jennipher@chdc-muk.com>]

Africa's political leaders facilitate brain drain... (2)
--------------------------------------------------------
 
Thank you for this discussion.
 
I read the article from the Sunday Vision. Personally, I would 
not interpret it as 'facilitating brain drain of health profes-
sionals'. I think it is very important to understand the politi-
cal history of our country Uganda.
 
First and foremost, the context in which the President explained 
his defence was not attacking doctors neither disregarding their 
input. I understood it to mean that it is quite absurd that pro-
fessionalism has been mixed with politics. In Uganda, it is to 
that extent.
 
I would recommend that before someone reacts to this issue, 
kindly first understand where Uganda has come from, where it is 
now and what is actually happening. I think it is the reality. 
For instance, when a patient is treated in a hospital, he/she 
feels should give something to the medical practitioner with a 
bias that may be he/she would have been attended to in a better 
way!
 
The President's family has a dot of a percentage of people that 
can be treated by Ugandan doctors which I wouldn't look at as 
something that can cause brain drain, much as people of the same 
interpretation may refuse to seek for health care from them.
 
In conclusion, I think according to the President's explanation, 
he was right to act the way he did. If an enemy fails to get you, 
he can use all possible corners to attack you. Someone affecting 
your child would have actually 'killed' you! Parents may under-
stand this better.
 
Twebaze Jenipher
CHDC
Makerere University
P.O. Box 6717
Kampala, Uganda
mailto:jennipher@chdc-muk.com

--
To send a message to AFRO-NETS, write to: afro-nets@healthnet.org
To subscribe or unsubscribe, write to: majordomo@healthnet.org
in the body of the message type: subscribe afro-nets OR unsubscribe afro-nets
To contact a person, send a message to: afro-nets-help@healthnet.org
Information and archives: http://www.afronets.org