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REGISTRAR’S DESK

The Uganda Medical and Dental Practitioners reprimands the culprits. It also advises the
Council, the custodian of the register of medical government on health as per its mandate.
professionals and private health facilities
registered and licensed under its mandate, The Council registers nearly 1000 doctors and
annually registers new doctors and private dental surgeons after their medical school and
health units. The number of doctors and private internship training annually. More than ten
health facilities licensed by the Council has thousand doctors and dentists have been
increased over the years. I thank the Uganda registered since an Act of Parliament
Healthcare Directory for annually publishing established the Council in 1998.
these doctors and facilities on behalf of the
Council. To improve the process of licensure, the
Council has enhanced the web-based online
The Council is a government body, mandated system for renewal of the annual practicing
BIOCHEMISTRY & to regulate the medical and dental professions licenses for doctors and will soon use the same
COAGULATION ANALYZER ELECTROLYTE ANALYZER IMMUNOASSAY ANALYZER
BIOCHEMISTRY ANALYZER under the UMDPC Act cap 272 of 1998. system for licensure of the private health units.

It monitors and supervises medical and dental I urge all medical and dental practitioners to
education by inspecting medical and dental embrace the system and use it at their
schools in the country. convenience by visiting:-
www.ehealthlicense.go.ug.
It registers and annually licenses the doctors
and dentists who have completed their training. The public can also use the same system to
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It also supervises their practice and medical doctor and whenever they are licensed to
facilities by giving them practising and practice.
operating licenses authorizing them to work
EXTERNAL QUALITY ASSESSMENT and ensure that they perform according to the Finally, I wish to inform the Practitioners and

YOUR JOURNEY TO QUALITY LABORATORY TESTING. established standards and professional the Public that new Council members were
conduct. recently appointed by the Minister of Health.
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