Islamic University in Uganda marks opening of Habib Medical School

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Thursday 12 Feb 2015 - 11:08 Makkah mean time-23-4-1436 Inauguration of Habib Medical School at UIUI, Uganda Kampala (IINA) – The Islamic University in Uganda (IUIU), an affiliated institution of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), has met a major milestone with the inauguration of the Habib Medical School on February 10. The Habib Medical School was inaugurated by Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Asuman Kiyingi on behalf of President of Uganda Yoweri Museveni and OIC Assistant Secretary General Muhammad Naeem Khan on behalf of Secretary General Iyad Madani. Reading out the address of President of Uganda, the Minister of State for Foreign Affairs thanked the OIC, University of Lahore (UoL), Pakistan, and the Habib family from Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, which have collaborated with the IUIU in the establishment of the Habib Medical School. The Medical School is a part of the newly established Faculty of Health Services at the IUIU. The Kibuli Muslim Hospital in Kampala is associated with the Medical School as its teaching hospital. The opening of the Habib Medical School is a milestone in the advancement of IUIU towards the objective of becoming a center of excellence in learning that caters to the modern educational needs of students in the region. The OIC, along with the Islamic Development Bank (IDB) and Islamic Solidarity Fund (ISF), is committed to supporting the University’s efforts for improvements in its academic programs, faculty and infrastructure. AB/IINA