Haiti - Politic : The State deprives the interns of private universities, of monthly allowances
In a notice sent to the Deans of private universities, Dr. Lauré Adrien Director General of the Ministry of Public Health announces the abolition of the monthly allowance for student doctors trained in private universities and continuing their internship in hospitals "Considering the difficulties to control the number of graduating students from your universities and having regard to the requirements of the Public Treasury, the Ministry of Public Health and Population is obliged to cut this allowance as of this fiscal year," specifies Dr. Adrien...
Wednesday, reacting to the abolition of this monthly allowance of around 8,000 Gourdes, the Commission of the "Forum of Interns of Private Faculties of Medicine" (FIFMEP) denounced this decision which it describes as "discriminatory", "arbitrary" and "unfair" since it does not concern internal physicians from State universities, recalling that in the same way as their colleagues they also do public service. Jephté Dauphin, member of the Commission, believes that this decision will widen the gap between private and public medical schools.
FIFME announces a march on Monday, January 20, 2020, of interns trained in private universities aiming to reverse the Ministry's decision to abolish their monthly allowance.
