It is estimated that in Uganda there is 1 doctor for 24,000 patients, 1 Nurse for 1,700 patients and 1 Midwife for 9000 patients. These estimates indicate the perilous state of public health care services in Uganda and suggest that for most Ugandans quality health care is not available. In response to this there are a number of proposals before Parliament to improve the situation and chief among them is the Uganda Medical Society Bill. Quite what difference this particular proposal will make is debatable.
