The Church of Uganda is a Jesus-loving, Bible-believing, Spirit-filled Anglican Church engaged in the mission of Jesus Christ in today’s world.
Contact person: Rev. Canon William Ongeng, Provincial Secretary, pschurchofuganda@gmail.com
The Directorate of Health exists to promote a healthy Church through Christ-Centred and innovative medical and developmental interventions. Its mission is to demonstrate Christ’s love through the provision of improved health services.
Church of Uganda hospitals and health clinics, together with our Roman Catholic counterparts, provide more than half the medical care offered in Uganda.
Currently, the Church of Uganda operates 256 health clinics and 13 hospitals throughout the country. Because the church’s structures reach to the grassroots level in the country, the Church of Uganda has been able to provide health services to people that the Government has not been able to reach.
The Directorate of Health uses two approaches to achieve its mission.
1. Strengthening the 256 Church of Uganda Health Clinics and 13 Hospitals.
The Directorate of Health works collaboratively with the Uganda Protestant Medical Bureau (UPMB) and Diocesan Health Coordinators to support the medical services provided to the communities through its extensive network of Health Centres and Hospitals. The health facilities are also supported with drugs and capacity-building training for the staff.
2. Expanding and upgrading local congregational involvement through community-based health care.
The Directorate of Health offers church-based training in good hygiene and sanitation. It promotes church-based care to individuals, families and communities through psycho-social support, counseling, and home-based care for families affected by HIV/AIDS. Church leaders are also trained in various aspects of HIV prevention and care as well as fighting stigma and discrimination.
The Directorate of Health’s ministry is funded by the Inter-Religious Council of Uganda (IRCU), USAID, and the Uganda AIDS Commission. Some dioceses are also supported by local and international NGOs, the Government of Uganda through their local District Health Offices, international church partners, and well-wishers.
Links to some of our Hospitals and Health Centres:
Mengo Hospital, Namirembe, Kampala – The place where health ministry began in Uganda and in the Church of Uganda!
Rugarama Hospital, Kigezi Diocese
Kumi Hospital, Kumi Diocese
Kagando Hospital, Kasese, South Rwenzori Diocese