The Medical and Dental Practitioners Act is the governing law for all medical practitioners in Uganda
\nThe law provides for the establishment of The Uganda Medical and Dental Practitioners Council (UMDPC)
\nCharged with the responsibility of\u00a0 regulating the medical officers and Dental surgeons.<\/p>\n
The objectives of UMDPC\u00a0 are to as follows:<\/strong> Membership<\/strong> \u2022\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0To keep and maintain, on behalf of the council, registers of medical and dental practitioners in the forms set out in the 1)\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0In addition to the functions under subsection (1), the registrar shall, subject to the general control of the council, be responsible for the funds and property of the council and for the day-to-day administration of the affairs of the council and of the secretariat and for the control of the staff of the council. Section 17 of Medical and Dental Practitioners Act also provides that:<\/p>\n Eligibility for registration.<\/strong>
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Keeping up-to-date registers of qualified doctors and dentists
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Fostering good medical practices
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Promoting high standards of medical education
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Dealing firmly and fairly with doctors whose fitness to practice is in doubt.<\/p>\n
\nThe UMDPC has a registrar and under Section 8 of the Medical and Dental Practitioners Act, it provides that the
\nFunctions of the registrar shall be:<\/p>\n
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0To make necessary alterations and corrections in the registers in relation to any entry as may be directed by the council;
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0To remove from the register\u2014
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0The name of any person ordered to be removed in accordance with this Act;
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0The name of a deceased practitioner;
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Any entry which might have been incorrectly or fraudulently made in the register;
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0With the consent of the person concerned, the name of a person who has ceased to practise;
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0To reinstate any name removed from the register at the request of the person concerned and payment of the prescribed fee;
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0On behalf of the council, to inspect and have full access to all medical and dental health units, acting in accordance with the provisions of this Act;
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0To record or cause to be recorded all minutes of meetings of the council and its committees and to keep all records and documents of the council;
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0To have the custody of the seal of the council;
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0To carry on any other function that may be assigned by the Council.<\/p>\n
\n2)\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0The chairperson may, from time to time, in writing, require the registrar to submit a report on any matter affecting the affairs of the council, and the registrar shall comply.
\n3)\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0The registrar shall, within three months after the end of each financial year, submit to the council a general report on the affairs and activities of the council.<\/p>\n
\n(1) A person holding any of the following minimum qualifications shall be eligible for registration in the appropriate category to which his or her qualifications relate\u2014
\n(a) A degree of Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery or
\nBachelor of Dental Surgery granted by a university established in Uganda by law;
\n(b) A medical or dental qualification recognised by the council for the purposes of registration.
\n(2) In addition to the qualifications provided under subsection (1), a person applying for registration shall satisfy the Council that he or she has acquired experience by satisfactorily serving a full-time internship in a hospital approved by the Council.
\n(3) In the case of a person holding a qualification other than a qualification obtained from a university established in
\nUganda by law, the Council may accept experience it may consider to be equivalent to the experience specified under subsection (2) if that person produces a certificate of registration which entitled him or her to practise in that country where he or she was registered.
\n(4) Where a person applying for registration is not a citizen of Uganda and has a qualification obtained from a university established in Uganda by law or any other university approved by the council, that person shall obtain a temporary registration as may be prescribed by the council.<\/p>\n