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A Human Resources for Health Policy is in place to guide recruitment, deployment, and retention of health staff. In spite of this, shortages of health workers persist. According to a 2009 published report, there is one doctor for every 7,272 Ugandans. The related statistic is 1:36,810 for nurse/midwifery professionals.
The school, whose official name is Soroti University School of Medicine and Health Sciences (SUSMHS), is organised in over 20 distinct departments, each led by a departmental head. The areas of study include human medicine, nursing, dentistry, biomedical science, pharmacy, and allied health professionals. The objectives of the school include ...
In Uganda, a person who calls themself a "nurse" or "midwife" without having the appropriate licence from the Nurses and Midwives Council can be subject to a fine and/or up to three years of imprisonment. See also. Health professionals; Health workforce; Allied health professions; Unlicensed assistive personnel; References
The association maintains its headquarters on the Second Floor, Kati House, at 2 Kyaggwe Road, in the central business district of Kampala, the capital and largest city of Uganda. [2] The geographical coordinates of the headquarters of UMA are:0°19'09.0"N, 32°34'33.5"E (Latitude:0.319167; Longitude:32.575972). [3]
Allied health professions (AHPs) are a group of health care professions that provide a range of diagnostic, technical, therapeutic, and support services in connection with health care, and which are distinct from the fields of dentistry, optometry, medicine, nursing and pharmacy . In providing care as an AHP, their work may support non-AHP ...
Makerere University College of Health Sciences (MakCHS) is a constituent college of Makerere University, Uganda 's oldest university. The schools of the college offer undergraduate and postgraduate courses in the biomedical sciences, health sciences, human medicine and public health, covering a broad range of disciplines and specialties. [2]
Homepage. Uganda Medical and Dental Practitioners Council is a quasi-government professional organisation, established by Act of Parliament, responsible for licensing, monitoring and regulating the practice of medicine and dentistry in the country. The organization's mandate includes the regulation of both the practitioners and the practices ...
The students at the school come from Uganda and other African countries, especially Kenya. The school is licensed to teach undergraduate and postgraduate courses in Human Medicine, Dentistry, Pharmacy and Nursing. KIU School of Health Sciences is recognised by the medical and dental licensing boards in Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda.