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SUBMISSION OF HMIS DATA TO DHOs OFFICE



12/3/15

                               CIRCULAR NO.6


To: All Practitioners and Owners of the Health facilities in Uganda

To: All District Health Officers


RE: SUBMISSION OF HMIS DATA TO DHOs OFFICE

The Health Professional Councils greatly appreciate the significant  contribution provided by the private sector in terms of health services delivery to the Country.

Health Professional Councils want to remind all  of you  the importance of data as major health component in the health sector. However,it has been noticed that many private health providers (PNFP and PFPs) do not submit data to the DHOs office as required. This greatly distorts the true picture of health status in the District and the Country at large.

The Health Professional Councils have mandated the DHOs to approve all applications for new registrations and renewal of practicing licenses for all private health facilities before their submission to them. The objective is to ensure that DHOs are in charge of all health services in the District.

So the  Private Health facilities should ensure that they submit HMIS data to the DHOs office monthly. Non compliant health facilities will not be endorsed for registration/renewal by DHOs.

All Private health facilities should  note that no registrations or licencing will be done by Health Professional Councils unless the DHOs have endorsed the forms.
                                                                           
DHOs are hereby asked  to orient these facilities so as to comply using their HMIS officers.
Efforts are being done to ensure availability of tools for data collection to the private health facilities.    

I ask both stakeholders to comply as we deliver quality health services to the Country.
                                                                                                                                                   
Dr Katumba Ssentongo Gubala/Registrar-UMDPC
Chairman –Health Professional Councils Forum 


Uganda Medical and Dental Practitioners Councils (UPMDC)
Ministry of Health        
P.O. Box 16115, Kampala, Uganda.                                                    
Plot 6, Lourdel Rd., Wandegeya,                                                         
Tel/Fax:  +25 6-414-345844
E-Mail: registrar@umdpc.com

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