Short Course – Certificate of Production and Quality Assurance of Herbal Medicine
- Mbarara, Uganda
Call for Applications 2020
Short Course
Certificate of Production and Quality Assurance of Herbal Medicine
Summary: The Africa Center of Excellence (ACE) for Pharm-Biotechnology and Traditional Medicine (PHARMBIOTRAC) is based at the Mbarara University of Science and Technology (MUST), a public university located in Southwestern Uganda about 260 km from Kampala, the Capital City of Uganda. PHARMBIOTRAC is pleased to invite applications from highly motivated, talented, practically-focused and qualified candidates for admission in the Short Course: Certificate of Production and Quality Assurance of Herbal Medicine. This course shall enable the holder to be equipped with knowledge and skills in: cultivation, sustainable harvesting, processing and extraction methods of medicinal plants; quality assurance and quality control of herbal materials; production and quality control of liquid, semi-solid and solid herbal dosage forms; research, commerce, innovation and regulation of herbal medicine.
Target Participants: Herbalists, traditional health practitioners, herbal medicine training facilitators, health practitioners, pharmacists, pharmaceutical scientists, pharmacologists and other scientists interested in herbal medicine.
Application Deadline: (A) Modular course: 29th February, 2020 (B) Intensive course: 1st May, 2020
Commencement Date: (A) Modular course: 22nd March, 2020 (B) Intensive course: 2nd August, 2020
Course Duration: (A) Modular course: 4 months (4×1 week) (B) Intensive course: 1 month
Eligibility: Applicants should be able to understand, communicate, read and write in English and demonstrate understanding of basic scientific concepts and practices.
Delivery Mode: The course shall be a day course, enriched with majorly practical but also theoretical sessions and fieldwork.
Application Procedure: Download the Call for Application Booklet and the Application Form and read through Download Link: https://pharmbiotrac.must.ac.ug/event/cpqahm/ Fill in the Application Form and attach all necessary documents. Send a combined PDF application document to pharmbiotrac@must.ac.ug
For any further inquiries, contact Course Coordinator: Dr. Anyase Ronald Amaza, BPharm, M.P.S via the email address pharmbiotrac@must.ac.ug, Telephone +256787998145 or WhatsApp +256752033629
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