Background and introduction
Ntungamo Health Training Institute was established by Ntungamo District Local Government in 2011 to train Nurses and Midwives programs and started in Itojo Hospital.
The school was later relocated to Nyarutuntu campus located in Keijengye cell, Nyaburiza Parish, Nyarutuntu Sub County, Ruhaama County at the former Ruhaama Saza Headquarters along Ntungamo – Mirama Hills (9kms).
The Institute was given a 2 year provisional licence No. ME/VOC/138 on 30th May 2013 to operate with capacity of 70 students. Later the Institute was issued a certificate of registration No. MOES/BTVET/199 to operate a Health Training Institute with capacity not exceeding 300 students.
On 12th May 2019, His Excellency Yoweri Kaguta Museveni the President of Republic of Uganda visited the school at its main campus Nyarutuntu and directed that the school be taken over by Government. Following this directive, the Institute is a Public Nursing school under Ministry of Education and Sports.
Governance
The Institute is run by a Governing Council appointed from time to time following the guidance of Universities and other Tertiary Institutions Act 2001 as amended 2006
School vision
“To train compassionate, competent and self-reliant health workers with a high standard of professionalism to strengthen service delivery.”
School mission
“To train and produce high quality health care professionals competent enough to meet the health care needs of communities in order to promote a productive life.”
Objectives
To be a centre of Excellency in providing health courses
To train health workers that will strengthen service delivery
To ensure that professionalism is key during training.
Core Values
- Professionalism
- Loyalty
- Team work
- Competency
- Responsibility
- Open communication
- Compassion
- Trust
- Time management
