Requirements For Opening Up A Clinic In Uganda
What is a Clinic?
Clinic an establishment or hospital department where outpatients are given medical treatment or advice, especially of a specialist nature.
Clinic Setup Requirements In Uganda
Professional must have registered with the council.
Must have a current Annual Practicing license.
Professional must have four (4)years and above working experience.
Must possess a copy of guidelines for private practice.
Professional opens health unit under his/her area of specialization.
Professional can only run one health unit.
Obtain a checklist from the registrar’s office/Download it from the website.
Checklist is filled by Inspecting officer at the district.
The form should have a valid signature and stamp from both the inspecting officer and DHO
Come along with Original and photocopies of each of the following documents:
Registration certificate
Annual Practicing Licence
Diploma Certificate/Transcript
Registration fees
Office Locations & Contacts
Uganda Medical Association Secretariat.
Plot 2 Kyagwe Road, Kati House, 2nd Floor,
P.O. Box 2243, Kampala, Uganda
Tel: +256(0)781657163
Alter. +256(0)706744927
Alter. +256(0)393239419
Emails: uma@uma.ug
Email 2: pro@uma.ug
Website: Uganda Medical Association
How much is registering a clinic in Uganda?
Fees Structure
| CATEGORY | FEE | |
|---|---|---|
| KAMPALA | TOWN COUNCILS | |
| Day Care Clinics – Annual Registration | USHS 300,000/= | USHS 150,000/= |
| School Clinics Primary & Secondary schools and institutions of higher learning | Free | Free |
| Inspection of a new health units | USHS 300,000/= | USHS 100,000/= |
How do I register a medical facility in Uganda?
Registration for Health Unit can be obtained from Uganda medical Association.
Registration of health Unit is done in person by visiting the Uganda Medical Association Head Offices.
Here you will be issued with Application for registration of a health Unit to fill and submit.
Fill in the required information carefully and attached the required documents. These include:
the name, address, qualifications and the date of registration of the medical or dental practitioner supervising the health unit;
the conditions, if any, attached to the licence;
the name and address of the health unit;
the medical or dental practitioner in whose name the health unit is to be registered.
This is followed by making an inquiry on the health unit by the medical council if this is considered necessary.
The council field officers will make recommendations on the application and forward their report forwarded to Medical Council’s Headquarters for the ultimate Board approval.
Upon a successful approval by the Medical Council board, a list of approved of Health unit applicants is published in the Uganda gazette.
At this point the applicant is notified and he/she will be required to pay the respective registration fee to the medical board and submit the receipt as proof of payment.
If all the necessary requirements have been fulfilled by the applicant, the council may register the health unit.
The Council may reject the application to register a health unit, if it is of the opinion that any health unit approved is not being maintained in a satisfactory state, the Council may direct that the health Unit be discontinued from giving medical service to the community.