Medical Camps
Mobile clinics that meet Ugandans where they are.
Weekend mobile clinics travelling deep into rural Uganda — bringing doctors, midwives and pharmacists to communities that may not see a qualified clinician for months at a time.
In much of rural Uganda — from the fishing villages on Lake Victoria to the highlands of Kabale and the cattle corridors of Nakaseke — the nearest functioning health centre can be hours away on foot. By the time a mother in labour or a child with severe malaria reaches help, it is often too late.
Our Medical Camps close that gap. A camp is a 1–3 day pop-up clinic, hosted in a school, church or trading centre, staffed entirely by Ugandan health professionals volunteering their weekends. Each camp is designed around the specific disease burden of the district — malaria and bilharzia near the lake, hypertension and diabetes in the urban outskirts, eye care and skin conditions in the dust-heavy north.
We coordinate transport, drugs, lab supplies and pharmacy stocks; partner with the District Health Office and local LC1 leaders; and leave behind referral pathways so that the care continues long after our team has packed up the tents.
What you'll find on the ground
- General consultations & primary care
- Maternal, child & reproductive health
- NCD screening — blood pressure, diabetes, cervical cancer
- On-site pharmacy and specialist referrals to district hospitals
Our approach
How we deliver this program in Ugandan communities — step by step.
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Plan with the district
Every camp is co-designed with the District Health Office and local council leaders to match real community need.
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Mobilise volunteers
Doctors, nurses, midwives, lab techs and pharmacists from Mulago, Mengo and partner hospitals.
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Deliver primary care
Consultations, lab tests, medication, family planning, antenatal checks and minor procedures — all free.
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Refer and follow up
Complex cases are referred to district or regional referral hospitals with transport support where needed.
“We had not seen a doctor in our village for over a year. The team treated 312 people in two days — including my grandmother's pressure.”
