15 Years of Making Health Rights and Responsibilities a Reality

  • Speaker Of Parliament Commits to Advocate for Funding for Pre-eclampsia

    The Speaker of the Parliament of Uganda, Rt.Hon. Rebecca Alitwala Kadaga has committed to use her position to influence Parliament to increase funding towards maternal health. Kadaga made the commitment during a policy makers' meeting on 25th May at Sheraton Hotel, Kampala organised by HSA partner; HEPS-Uganda,ACHEST and Amref Uganda.

    Speaker Of Parliament Commits to Advocate for Funding for Pre-eclampsia

  • Pre-eclampsia, Leading Cause of Maternal Deaths at Mulago National Referral Hospital

    According to the World Health Organization, over 99% of pregnancy-related deaths occur in low-and middle-income countries, including Uganda. It is estimated that 6% of maternal deaths in Uganda are as a result of preeclampsia.It is against this background that HEPS-Uganda together with the HSA Partners, ACHEST and Amref Uganda conducted health...

    Pre-eclampsia, Leading Cause of Maternal Deaths at Mulago National Referral Hospital

  • HEPS-Uganda Launches Report on SRH Commodities

    The survey also indicates that stock-outs were quite common in the public sector (12%), and lasted on average almost 20 days per month while in the public sector specific SRH Commodities were stocked-out at up to 36% of all facilities.

    HEPS-Uganda Launches Report on SRH Commodities

  • Voices for Health

    Communities empowered to understand their challenges in Family Planing and Youth Friendly Service access demand for action from their leaders. Through Voice for Health Project, we have created a community that advocates for increased budgets for FP and YFS through regular engagements with their leaders.

    Voices for Health
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What we do

HEPS-Uganda is an acronym for Coalition for Health Promotion and Social Development.

It is a health rights organisation that advocates for increased access to affordable essential medicines for the poor and vulnerable people in Uganda.

Current Project

Common Matters Campaign

Malaria remains biggest single cause of illness and death in Uganda.Yearly, 16 million Ugandans are affected by the disease,and children are most at risk. Nowadays, Rapid Diagnostic Tests are available to test malaria. These tests are accurate, user-friendly, and cost-effective and can even be used at home! Despite all these benefits, the tests are not always used and malaria is not always treated effectively.

It is from this background, that HEPS Uganda is partnering with Trac FM in their Common Matters program. We aim to discover the practices and attitudes of Ugandans regarding the use of rapid diagnostic tests of Malaria, by running opinion polls on 9 radio stations in Uganda.Through the Trac FM software platform, radio listeners get involved by voting on poll questions through SMS and by listening to debates. The outcomes of these poll questions will inform discussions with duty bearers and experts. Stay tuned for the results of the first poll question! Please follow this link to take part!

Latest News

Speaker Of Parliament Commits to Advocate for Funding for Pre-eclampsia
22 June 2018 - 2:27pm
The Speaker of the Parliament of Uganda, Rt.Hon. Rebecca Alitwala Kadaga has committed to use her position to influence Parliament to increase funding towards maternal health. Kada... Read more

Pre-eclampsia, Leading Cause of Maternal Deaths at Mulago National Referral Hospital
22 June 2018 - 12:53pm
On 22nd May, 2018, Uganda joined the rest of the world to commemorate the world pre-eclampsia day with an aim of creating awareness about the condition in pregnant mothers. Pre-ecl... Read more

HEPS-Uganda Launches Report on SRH Commodities
13 March 2018 - 2:25pm
Good Sexual and Reproductive Health (SRH) is a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being in all matters relating to reproduction for both men and women, including ad... Read more