Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | An inquiry in which six doctors at Jinja Regional Referral Hospital are being investigated for negligence after a medical intern pulled off a new born’s hand during a caesarean section starts on Friday. Dr Katumba Ssentongo, the Uganda Medical and Dental Practitioners Council (UMDPC) …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Health has launched an online system for the renewal of annual practicing licenses for health professionals and health facilities in Uganda. The on-line portal www.ehealthlicense. go.ug has provisions where a doctor can upload copies of their documents and then get practicing licenses …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Recent graduates from Makerere University have been blocked from registering and practicing as medical professionals by the Uganda Medical and Dental Practitioners Council (UMDPC), due to lack of certificates. They include 135 Bachelors of Medicine and Surgery and 16 Bachelors of Dental Surgery graduates. …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | There are only 16 dental specialists in the country, according to a new report on the status of the health workforce by the Uganda Medical and Dental Practitioners Council-UMDPC. These are part of the 4563 medical practitioners that renewed their licenses last year. Dr. Katumba …
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