Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda is preparing to hold a conference on antimicrobial resistance next week, a week later they will also hold the annual scientific conference. The two come after big international health conferences on Universal health coverage and Oone health happening in the country a month …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The President of the Uganda Medical Association, Dr. Ekwaro Obuku has revealed that they are pushing for a new policy to govern internship. While they managed to garner a lot of achievement from the 2017 doctors’ strike, Obuku says they have failed to …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The government has been tasked to invest in health information systems. Dr Ekwaro Obuku, the President of the Uganda Medical Association (UMA) says some aspects of health don’t need new research but applying what has been done elsewhere. Obuku was responding to a …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda Medical Association-UMA the umbrella body of medical workers in the country wants government to centralize the recruitment of health workers. Currently, medical workers deployed to lower health facilities are recruited by respective District Service Commissions. The Health Service Commission only handles recruitment …
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