Uganda ‘considers hiring 200 Cuban doctors’

The Ugandan government is considering hiring 200 Cuban doctors to replace those on strike, reports the country’s Daily Monitor.

It says the cabinet has given the go-ahead for the plan but the decision is not final.

After three weeks, the doctors suspended their strike on 25 November to give the government time to fulfill their demands.

These include a five million shilling ($1,400; £1,039) as starting monthly salary for doctors.

But the doctors gave the government up to 16 December – when they will decide on the next course of action, The Daily Monitor added.

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