This Strategic Plan sets out UMDPC’s strategic direction for the next five years (2016/17-2021/22). It gives the priorities of the Council and how these will be achieved, as well as provides the basis for efficient and effective utilisation of the human, physical and financial resources.
The Strategic Plan is informed by the contextual challenges faced by UMDPC; relevant national policies and strategies in the health sector in Uganda. The process was participatory and took cognizance of the different and wide input from the relevant stakeholders.
In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires— “certificate” means a certificate issued under section 18; “chairperson” means the chairperson of the council appointed under section 4; “council” means the Nurses and Midwives Council established under section 2; “diploma” means a diploma issued under section 18; “enrolled” means having the name entered in the roll under section 22; “former council” means the council established under the Nurses, Midwives and Nursing Assistants Act, 1964; “Gazette” means the Uganda Gazette and includes the Gazette Extraordinary
When modern medicine was introduced in Uganda by Dr Albert Cook in 1897,the colonial government enacted instruments to guide the profession by 1933.
The profession has since undergone several acts. Currently council is being guided by UMDPC Act 1998.
