Subsidy cut for mandatory medical internships criticised

The president of the Order of Doctors of Mozambique on Wednesday 16 July contested the end of the subsidy for medical intern students, arguing that the system takes advantage of the skills of “special doctors”, who help decongest hospitals, reports Lusa.

“The system is taking advantage of the skills these intern doctors have, and this benefit is compensated for. Therefore, I still don’t think it makes much sense,” Gilberto Manhiça, president of the Mozambican Medical Association, told Lusa regarding the government’s decision to stop paying the benefit starting next academic year.

Medical students at Mozambican public universities on Monday demanded the reversal of the government’s decision, which revoked the benefit granted to sixth-year interns the previous week, calling for urgent dialogue and threatening legal action.
Full report on the Club of Mozambique site