District Health Officer (DHO)
Location | Kampala, Uganda |
Date Posted | April 14, 2025 |
Category | Government Health Care / Medical |
Job Type | Full-time |
Currency | UGX |
Description

JOB DETAILS:
Job Reference: NAM/HLT/EXT/2025/01
Vacancies: 01
Scale: U1E SC
Status: Re-advertised
Key Responsibilities:
- Serve as the technical head of the district health department.
- Plan, supervise, and coordinate health services delivery within the district.
- Monitor the implementation of government health policies, programs, and projects.
- Manage district health data and reporting to the Ministry of Health.
- Supervise all health units and ensure proper health service delivery.
Minimum Requirements:
- MBChB degree or its equivalent from a recognized university.
- Master’s Degree in Public Health or Health Services Management is an added advantage.
- Must be registered with the Uganda Medical and Dental Practitioners Council.
- At least 9 years of relevant experience, 3 of which should be at senior management level in the health sector.
Applying Instructions
- Applications are invited from suitably qualified Ugandans to fill the following vacant posts that exist in Namisindwa District Local Government.
- Applications should be in triplicate on PSC Forms 2008 submitted to the Secretary District Service Commission, P. O. Box 335, Mbale.
- Application forms are obtainable from the offices of District Service Commissions countrywide and the Public Service Commission website.
- Hand written applications are also acceptable with detailed Curriculum Vitae. Applications should bear the title and reference number of the post applied for.
- Serving Officers should route their applications through their Heads of Department.
- Applicants should attach certified photocopies of their academic documents, three (03) recent passport size photographs, National ID and Institutional IDs.
- Detailed job descriptions and person specification for the advertised jobs/ positions can be down loaded from the ministry of Public service website www.Public service.go.ug or District service commission notice board
PLEASE NOTE:
- Those who had earlier applied should not apply again.
- Namisindwa District Service Commission DOES NOT SELL JOBS whoever is found in any form of corruption shall automatically be disqualified.
SECRETARY,
DISTRICT SERVICE COMMISSION – NAMISINDWA
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