Health Body Fights For Autonomy
May 13, 2003
THE Health Service Commission (HSC) has put up a spirited fight to retain its autonomy amid pressure that the various statutory commissions merge to cut costs and avoid work duplication.<br>
By John Eremu
THE Health Service Commission (HSC) has put up a spirited fight to retain its autonomy amid pressure that the various statutory commissions merge to cut costs and avoid work duplication.
HSC chairman G.W. Kamya told the Constitutional Review Commission on Friday, “The creation of the HSC was the correct step in the right direction. Its abolition may constitute a disaster to the health service in Uganda.â€
Prof. Foster Byarugaba chairs the session.
“If the rights of the health workers are to be enshrined in the Constitution, the HSC should remain as a permanent body to deal with the peculiarities of the profession,†Kamya said.
His colleagues Dr. Thomas Kiryapawo, William Kiryabwire, Omach Jacan, Christine Kabugo and Dr. Christine Mwebesa criticised the Public Service Commission (PSC) for its blanket recommendation that all statutory commissions responsible for recruitment and discipline of public servants be merged to cut costs.
PSC chairman Patrick Muzaale said taxpayers spent sh7b yearly on the statutory commissions.
Uganda has six commissions including the PSC, HSC, Judicial Service, Education Service, Parliamentary Service and 56 District Service Commissions.
Other commissions are the Electoral Commission, the Human Rights Commission, the Uganda AIDS Commission, the Uganda Land Commission, the National Disaster Management Commission and the Citizenship and Immigration Board. Ends
THE Health Service Commission (HSC) has put up a spirited fight to retain its autonomy amid pressure that the various statutory commissions merge to cut costs and avoid work duplication.
HSC chairman G.W. Kamya told the Constitutional Review Commission on Friday, “The creation of the HSC was the correct step in the right direction. Its abolition may constitute a disaster to the health service in Uganda.â€
Prof. Foster Byarugaba chairs the session.
“If the rights of the health workers are to be enshrined in the Constitution, the HSC should remain as a permanent body to deal with the peculiarities of the profession,†Kamya said.
His colleagues Dr. Thomas Kiryapawo, William Kiryabwire, Omach Jacan, Christine Kabugo and Dr. Christine Mwebesa criticised the Public Service Commission (PSC) for its blanket recommendation that all statutory commissions responsible for recruitment and discipline of public servants be merged to cut costs.
PSC chairman Patrick Muzaale said taxpayers spent sh7b yearly on the statutory commissions.
Uganda has six commissions including the PSC, HSC, Judicial Service, Education Service, Parliamentary Service and 56 District Service Commissions.
Other commissions are the Electoral Commission, the Human Rights Commission, the Uganda AIDS Commission, the Uganda Land Commission, the National Disaster Management Commission and the Citizenship and Immigration Board. Ends