A Web-Based System at Ugandan Professional Council Encourages Accountability and Quality Control

Last month, the Uganda Medical and Dental Practitioners Council (the Council) introduced a web-based system for registering all the medical officers and dentists in the country. This new system will make it easier and faster for employers, managers of health professionals, and the public to check on a health care provider’s professional standing. The web system also makes it possible to find out which clinics are registered and approved, who owns...

Collaboration with Ugandan Students Expands Reach of Software Systems in the Health Sector

Working in the field of global health we often hear the global health workforce shortage: we don’t have enough doctors, nurses, midwives, dentists, community health workers in developing countries. This is true, but what we hear less about is how we manage and support the people we do have, which is also crucial and one of the main charges of the Uganda Capacity Program . One way the Uganda Capacity Program is helping to manage and support the...