Uganda, April 16 -- Health workers say the government has erred by stopping institutions from offering Certificate and Diploma courses in Comprehensive Nursing training, a decision which has since been backed by Parliament's Committee on Education and Sports.

Napore West legislator Phillips Lokwang recently presented the committee's report on the matter, saying "the study period was insufficient to impart the requisite skills to the students compared to the other certificate courses in nursing or midwifery."

A direct entrant from Senior Six needs two-and-a-half years to be awarded a certificate, and three years for diploma in comprehensive nursing, while those upgrading from certificate courses to diploma in comprehensive nursing only n...