📋 Tender Overview
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With the commencement of work on the Aga Khan University in Kampala, Ugandans who have been seeking world class treatment, at a similar facility in Nairobi, Kenya, may breathe a sigh of relief.
The construction of the modern facility will soon commence in Nakawa, a n eastern outskirt of the Ugandan capital. Work will be under the supervision of First Lady Janet Museveni and Princess Zahra Aga Khan.
Aga Khan University will offer modern training facilities for medical and other professions. It will also provide highly specialized curative treatment. It is expected to directly benefit the surrounding communities as well as Uganda and the rest of East Africa.
Internal medicine, surgery, pediatrics, and obstetrics and gynecology are among the training specialties for highly competent doctors and the related patient services. Nurses, midwives, as well as other allied health workers will also be trained at the facility. Once constructed, it is expected that the range and quality of treatments provided will allow the Ugandan government to treat its officials domestically. This would allow the country to avoid spending the billions it currently spends on medical tourism overseas.
first phase, which is expected to be completed by 2026, will cost $100 million (Shs370 billion). Also, he claimed that graduates will employ their acquired skills and knowledge to improve health care in Uganda and beyond. Furthermore, a postgraduate medical education program would train specialist doctors in several fields, such as internal medicine, surgery,and pediatrics. It will also venture into obstetrics and gynecology. This will strengthen Uganda’s existing team of specialists for improved service delivery.
