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For more than three decades, AMURT's health teams in Uganda have been quietly filling gaps that national systems cannot always reach — bringing free primary care, maternal services, and health education to the neighbourhoods where it is needed most. No referral letter, insurance or fee is required to receive attention.
Kampala is one of Africa's fastest-growing cities. Each year, hundreds of thousands of people arrive from rural Uganda seeking work, settling in informal neighbourhoods where public health infrastructure is overstretched. For families living on uncertain daily incomes, a clinic visit, even a modest fee, can mean choosing between healthcare and food. Preventable illnesses go untreated, mothers deliver without skilled assistance, and children miss vaccinations. AMURT arrived in Uganda in 1991 to begin addressing this reality, and has stayed ever since.
"A sick person doesn’t ask which organisation you belong to. They ask: can you help? That is the only question that matters."
The programme is built on a principle of local trust. Rather than arriving as an external provider, AMURT trains and employs community health workers from within the neighbourhoods it serves — people whose neighbours know their names. These workers are the first point of contact: identifying those who need care, escorting them to the clinic, or calling for mobile outreach where needed.
Clinics are staffed by a rotating team of volunteer doctors — many from the international Ananda Marga community — supported by Ugandan nurses and paramedics. Complex cases are referred to partner hospitals. Follow-up care is managed through the community health network.
Consultations, diagnosis, and treatment for common illnesses, all free of charge.
Antenatal care, safe delivery support, and childhood vaccinations.
Training local volunteers to identify illness, give first response, and refer when needed.
Quarterly visits to communities beyond Kampala for those unable to travel.
Basic medicines provided to patients who cannot access or afford them elsewhere.
Medical professionals can join our rotating volunteer programme for 1–6 months.
€30 covers one consultation and medicines. €500 trains a health worker for a full year.
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Kampala, Uganda
Doctors, nurses and midwives join the clinic team on a rotating basis, working alongside local staff and community health workers.
Updated 28 October 2026
I can helpDidi Ananda Kripa
Programme coordinator
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Kampala, Uganda
Kampala is the capital and largest city of Uganda, dynamically positioned in the heart of East Africa. Originally built on seven historic hills, which still dictate its distinct geography and neighborhood identities, the city has sprawled far beyond its original boundaries.
Kampala sits right on the northern shores of Lake Victoria, the world's largest tropical lake. This massive body of water heavily influences the city’s breezy, tropical climate. It is located just a few kilometers north of the equator, giving it warm days and cool nights year-round, without the extreme seasons found elsewhere.
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