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Uganda Christian University School of Medicine:
It’s a Matter of Life
There are not enough doctors and dentists coming out of school to care for the sick and injured in East Africa. You can help bridge the gap for many people in need.
In Uganda, when doctors or dentists provide care for those in need, they do more than help one person: they keep mothers and children alive; keep families intact; and improve productivity in school, work, and community.
Uganda and the rest of East Africa have some of the world’s toughest health conditions. Too many children die before they turn five. Many mothers become sick or die during pregnancy. The world’s scariest diseases get a foothold in places that don’t have good health care.
Many of the world’s leading causes of disability and early death could be better managed with enough health workers. Unfortunately, too few doctors and dentists are coming out of school, so many people will not get the health care that they need. For comparison, the number of physicians per person is 27x higher in the US than in Uganda.
Uganda’s Ministry of Health states that the health workforce is a key bottleneck for the appropriate provision of health services, with challenges in number, skills, retention, motivation and performance. Governments in countries like Uganda hope that private institutions like the UCU School of Medicine will bridge this gap.