Philosophy teacher, cartoonist, and columnist Jim Spire Ssentongo, who gained fame for his #Kampalapotholes campaign, has launched a new Twitter campaign, #UgandaHealthExhibition.
KAMPALA, UGANDA | NOW THEN DIGITAL — Philosophy teacher, cartoonist and columnist Jim Spire Ssentongo, known on Twitter as @SpireJim, has launched a new Twitter campaign, #UgandaHealthExhibition, following the success of his #Kampalapotholes campaign.
The aim of the new campaign is to raise awareness of the issues facing Uganda’s healthcare sector to concerned agencies and ministries.
Ssentongo emphasizes that the campaign is not a joke but a serious effort to bring about change. While the previous campaign was known for its humorous approach, Ssentongo stresses that the #UgandaHealthExhibition campaign will focus on concrete evidence. The phase of jokes will come on Wednesday; for now, participants should focus on displaying evidence of the problems in the health sector.
HOW TO EXHIBIT
You may tweet and tag @DianaAtwine @JaneRuth_Aceng @KagutaMuseveni @NRMOnline @ainbyoo @usmissionuganda @MinofHealthUG
You should also exhibit under the tweets of the responsible authorities. Add the hashtag #UgandaHealthExhibition
NB: Protect patient privacy …— Jim Spire Ssentongo (@SpireJim) April 23, 2023
Exhibiting Evidence on Twitter
Participants in the #UgandaHealthExhibition campaign are encouraged to tweet and tag DianaAtwine, Jane Ruth Aceng, President Kaguta Museveni, Ainebyoona Emmanuel, US Mission Uganda, and the Ministry of Health UG, as well as to exhibit under the tweets of responsible authorities, while protecting patient privacy.
Participants can share photos, videos, and narratives of their experiences with the healthcare sector, including dates and places where the media was captured.
All those who want to know why medical interns are demonstrating !@SpireJim @DrOtileUg #Deployinterns #UgandaHealthExhibition pic.twitter.com/vQNsyDWYKl
— Dr. Judith Nalukwago (@NalukwagoJudith) April 24, 2023
Trending on Twitter
Since its launch, the #UgandaHealthExhibition hashtag has become the top trending topic on Twitter in Uganda with over 40.7k tweets as of 11 am on Monday.
This follows last week’s successful #KampalaPotholeExhibition campaign, which forced a decisive shift from the government.
As of this writing, the #UgandaHealthExhibition hashtag is the top trending topic in Uganda’s Twitter space, with over 40.7k tweets on the Elon Musk-owned platform by 11 am on Monday.
Government Response
In response to the #UgandaHealthExhibition campaign, the government has launched the #MoHdelivers campaign, which aims to highlight the positive developments in Uganda’s healthcare sector.
Positive Developments
Twitter users have been sharing positive developments in the healthcare sector, such as the installation of oxygen plants in all regional hospitals, which produce 30-48 cylinders of 6800ltrs of oxygen per day, and the procurement of eight additional oxygen plants to boost capacity in RRHs.
Twitter users have also pointed out that Uganda has over 6,937 healthcare facilities, with 3,133 public and 2,976 private for-profit facilities.
https://twitter.com/HuduHussein/status/1650418646278103041
#UgandaHealthExhibition
Let's applaud @MinofHealthUG for installing Oxygen plants ( 15Nm³/hr) in all regional hospitals which produces 30-48 cylinders of 6800ltrs of oxygen per day.
More 8 oxygen plants( 200Nm³/hr) to be procured to boost existing capacity in RRHs. #MoHdelivers pic.twitter.com/r5XH6NKKnm— 🇬L⭕ Tweets by SashaHumble, Who killed Isma? (@GloriaJAbba) April 24, 2023
It's so unfortunate & unfair to try to build a narrative that nothing good is happening in our healthcare sector. Within our budget & with good liberal policies, Uganda boosts over 6937 health facilities: 3133 public & 2976 private for profit.#UgandaHealthExhibition#MOHDelivers pic.twitter.com/IELpyK818y
— Ruhima Jonah (@JonahRuhima) April 24, 2023
The President of Uganda, His Excellency, Yoweri Kaguta Museveni commissioned the Mulago Specialized Women’s and Neonatal Hospital in 2018 #UgandaHealthExhibition pic.twitter.com/iM5YiaxdBL
— Namara Savanna (@NSavanna23) April 24, 2023
Join the Campaign
To participate in the #UgandaHealthExhibition and #MOHDelivers campaigns, join the conversation on Twitter and share your experiences with Uganda’s healthcare sector.
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