Uganda, May 14 -- In a significant move to bolster the nation's healthcare workforce, the Ministry of Health has overseen the signing of a landmark Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between Mbarara University of Science and Technology (MUST) and the Emergency Children's Surgical Hospital.

The collaboration, officially launched on Wednesday in Entebbe, aims to bridge the gap in paediatric surgical care and professional medical training across the country and the wider East African region.

Strengthening health competenceOfficiating the ceremony, Dr. Charles Olaro, the Director General of Health Services at the Ministry of Health, emphasized that the partnership is rooted in human resource development. He noted that the initiative would di...