Save for Health Uganda (SHU) has successfully implemented the “Enabling Vulnerable Families to Equitably Access Quality Healthcare Services (Continued)” project with support from Bread for the World (BftW) from 2024 to end in December 2026 across 12 districts in Uganda. The end-of-project evaluation that was conducted between May and June... Read More
Save for Health Uganda (SHU), together with fellow Community-Based Health Financing (CBHF) promoters, achieved a significant policy milestone by officially submitting the draft Community-Based Health Financing (CBHF) Guidelines to the Director General of Health Services at the Ministry of Health (MoH) in the meeting held on 25th February 2026 at... Read More
Stakeholders during a centralized meeting to document the draft CBHF Guidelines
From 18th to 22nd August 2025, key health stakeholders convened at Imperial Golf View Hotel, Entebbe, for the 8th National Community Health Financing (CHF) Conference. The five-day meeting provided a platform for government, development partners, civil society, and local actors to deliberate on guidelines to standardize and scale up community-based health... Read More
On 25th April 2025, Save for Health Uganda (SHU) convened a strategic planning meeting at Humura Resort, Kampala, with the goal of reviewing and finalizing the concept for the upcoming 8th National Community Health Financing (CHF) Conference. This pivotal meeting brought together 11 high-level stakeholders (6 men and 5 women)... Read More
Since 2017, Save for Health Uganda (SHU) has partnered with Smart Applications International a leading ICT solutions provider on a shared mission to transform healthcare access through technology. This strategic collaboration is anchored in a mutual commitment to digitizing Community Health Insurance (CHI) schemes across Uganda, improving the speed, security,... Read More
Since 2016, Save for Health Uganda (SHU) has consistently led the national dialogue on equitable healthcare financing by organizing the Annual National Community Health Financing (CHF) Conferences. These gatherings are designed to raise awareness about Community Health Financing and push for policy reforms that ensure vulnerable families in Uganda can... Read More
RESOLUTIONS FROM THE 7th NATIONAL COMMUNITY HEALTH FINANCING CONFERENCE HELD ON 23rd – 24th NOVEMBER 2023 AT PROTEA HOTEL ENTEBBE. Theme of the conference Toward universal health coverage in Uganda through expanding private and community health insurance schemes. The conference objectives are: i. To propose strategies for expanding private and... Read More
The proposed National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) bill will soon be tabled again in Parliament to pave way for creation of a National Health Insurance Scheme. In a speech read for her by Dr. Olaro Charles at the opening of the 6th National Community Health Financing Conference on 24th November,... Read More
Save for Health Uganda (SHU) has inaugurated the first batch of community health insurance (CHI) sub-schemes created in the three districts of Iganga, Bugweri and Mayuge in Busoga sub-region, eastern Uganda. Six of the sub-schemes are located in Iganga, two in Bugweri and three in Mayuge. The eleven sub-schemes include... Read More