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Save for Health Uganda
“Community Solidarity For Quality Health”
Save for Health Uganda (SHU) is a local NGO legally mandated to operated country-wide. Our VISION is “Healthier families with simplified access to quality health care” and MISSION is “To enhance the quality of health of Ugandans through self-managed Community Health Financing (CHF) schemes”. We are currently operating in 11 districts of Luwero, Nakaseke, Nakasongola, Bushenyi, Sheema, Mitooma, Mityana, Kassanda, Iganga, Mayuge Bugweri and our head office is located in Nansana Municipality, Wakiso district.
Our Key Focus Areas;
Community Health Financing (CHF)
This program aims to;
(a) Ease access to quality health care services and protect vulnerable families from catastrophic healthcare-related expenditures. (b) Advocate for both local and national policies that promote equity in accessing quality healthcare services for all citizens.
Quality Health Care Service Delivery
This program aims to; (a) Empower partner health care providers’ staff with skills in Patient-Centred Care (PCC) and lobby for establishment of PCC facilities (b) Empower community members with knowledge on Patients’ rights/responsibilities and skills to advocate for delivery of quality healthcare services.
Women’s Health and Empowerment
This program aims to; (a) Empower women with knowledge to participate in key decision making regarding access to quality health care services both at family and community level. (b) Empower women to take elective leadership positions at all levels in government and private sector programs.
News Highlights
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SHU Project Strengthens Community Health Financing and Advances Uganda’s Universal Health Coverage Agenda
SHU Drives National Policy Milestone to Strengthen Community Health Financing in Uganda
SHU and Partners Advance Community Health Financing Guidelines
THE 8TH NATIONAL COMMUNITY HEALTH FINANCING (CHF) CONFERENCE
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SHU work is sustained by our funding partners and the efforts of community members.
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SHU CORPORATE PROFILE 2026 LAYERED
STATUS UPDATE REPORT ON CBHF IN UGANDA JULY 2026
8th National CHF Conference Report 2025
SHU INTERNAL END OF PROJECT EVALUATION REPORT
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More than two decades of community-led healthcare in Uganda