{"id":4929,"date":"2026-02-01T11:31:57","date_gmt":"2026-02-01T11:31:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/devs.wordpress.ug\/asou\/?post_type=event_listing&#038;p=4929"},"modified":"2026-04-14T05:39:33","modified_gmt":"2026-04-14T05:39:33","slug":"essential-surgical-care-is-public-health-closing-the-access-gap","status":"expired","type":"event_listing","link":"https:\/\/devs.wordpress.ug\/asou\/event\/essential-surgical-care-is-public-health-closing-the-access-gap\/","title":{"rendered":"Essential Surgical Care is Public Health: Closing The Access Gap"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Association of Surgeons of Uganda (ASOU) organises scientific conferences that brings together all Surgical specialities and associate surgical disciplines including Anaesthesia providers, Pathologists, Radiology, Nurses, Diagnostics &amp; Laboratory, Public health specialists, public and private surgical health sector stakeholders to discuss advances in the provision of surgical care and increase access to surgical services in the country. During this event, clinicians, academicians and researchers present and discuss their work and provides an important channel for the exchange of information that guide surgical care, training and research.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">During this event, clinicians, academicians and researchers present and discuss their work and provides an important channel for the exchange of information that guide surgical care, training and research. Concise oral presentations will be organised by sub-themes, followed by discussions. In addition to the oral presentations, there will be also poster presentations, round tables, and symposia on various issues.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Abstracts <\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Abstracts will be submitted via the ASOU website: asou.or.ug@gmail.com and correspondences through <a href=\"mailto:asou.or.ug@gmail.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">asou.or.ug@gmail.com<\/a> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Categories: Current research papers including PhD work from members for Oral and Poster presentations. Deadlines: Submission: 25th\/02\/2026 Review and Approval: 5th\/03\/2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"font-size:28px\">Registration <\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">All participants are required to register. Registration will be done through: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>ASOU website: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.asou.or.ug\">www.asou.or.ug<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Email: <a href=\"mailto:asou.or.ug@gmail.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">asou.or.ug@gmail.com<\/a> <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Mobile: Delegates:+256774 509870 (Miss Kiza Immaculate &#8211; Administrator) <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Exhibitors: +256773298785 (Dr Christine Namugenyi &#8211; Chair Scientific Committee)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"font-size:28px\">Fees and Payment Information<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Each delegate is required to pay a registration fee. Delegates are kindly requested to pay registration fees as per their category below.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Delegates<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td><strong>Category<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Amount (Ugx)<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Early Bird Registration<\/td><td>400,000&nbsp;<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>&nbsp;Subscribed Members<\/td><td>&nbsp;500,000<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>&nbsp;Non Subscribed Members<\/td><td>&nbsp;550,000<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>&nbsp;Subscribed Associate Members<\/td><td>400,000&nbsp;<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>&nbsp;Non Members &amp; East Africans<\/td><td>&nbsp;600,000<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>&nbsp;Online Participants<\/td><td>&nbsp;400,000<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>&nbsp;International Participants (physical)<\/td><td>USD 300<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Exhibitors<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td><strong>Exhibitors<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Amount (Ugx)<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>No. of Days<\/strong> <\/td><td><strong>Delegates<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Platinum<\/td><td>5,000,000<\/td><td>3<\/td><td>2<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Gold<\/td><td>4,000,000<\/td><td>2<\/td><td>&nbsp;2<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Silver<\/td><td>2,000,000<\/td><td>1<\/td><td>2<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Payments are to be made via<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Mobile money:  MTN MOMO: 727165, AIRTEL MERCHANT: 4371236<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Deposits to Bank: Cash\/Cheque\/Bank Transfer: A\/C Name: Association of Surgeons of Uganda A\/C No: 9030005947013 Branch: Mulago branch<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Physical payments for registered delegates at the venue<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Call: +256767 950018 \/+256774 509870 &#8211; ASOU Administrators<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":4930,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false},"event_listing_category":[51],"event_listing_type":[],"class_list":["post-4929","event_listing","type-event_listing","status-expired","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","event_listing_category-asou-events"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.9 - 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