In a bold step toward healthcare equity, C-Care Uganda launched “C-Care on the Road”, a flagship mobile health outreach program that brings quality medical care to underserved and hard-to-reach areas across the country. With a firm belief that healthcare should be a right, not a privilege, this initiative is transforming how communities’ access essential services, right where they live.

What is C-Care on the Road?

C-Care on the Road is a mobile outreach initiative designed to extend essential healthcare services beyond the walls of hospitals and clinics, reaching vulnerable populations in rural and semi-urban regions of Uganda. Launched by the C-Care Foundation, the program delivers preventive, curative, and referral services in areas where healthcare infrastructure is limited or non-existent.

Our Objectives

The core objectives of C-Care on the Road are:

Increase Access to Quality Healthcare: Ensure that remote communities, often cut off by geography or resources, receive timely and professional medical attention.

Strengthen Preventive Care: Conduct health screenings, antenatal check-ups, immunizations, and health education to prevent the onset of diseases and reduce late-stage complications.

Raise Health Awareness: Empower communities through education on nutrition, hygiene, reproductive health, and disease prevention.

Support Government and NGO Efforts: Collaborate with local leaders, health workers, and development partners to complement ongoing public health efforts and reduce the national burden of preventable diseases.

Emergency and Follow-Up Referrals: Provide referral support for patients needing specialized treatment at referral hospitals.

The Urgent Need: Healthcare Access in Uganda

Uganda faces significant challenges in healthcare accessibility. Alarmingly, only 28% of Ugandans have access to basic healthcare services, leaving the majority without essential medical support and exacerbating health inequalities across the country.

Compounding this issue is a critical shortage of healthcare professionals. Uganda has one of the lowest doctor-to-patient ratios globally, with only one doctor available for every 25,000 people, far below the World Health Organization’s recommendation of 1 doctor per 1,000 people .

These statistics underscore the vital importance of initiatives like C-Care on the Road in bridging the healthcare gap and reaching underserved populations.

Impact So Far: Reaching Uganda, One Community at a Time

Since its inception, C-Care on the Road has made remarkable strides in expanding healthcare access across Uganda. The program has now covered all four regions of the country, North, East, West, and Central, with outreach conducted in 21 districts and over 24,000 direct beneficiaries within FY24/25

The impact is both medical and human. Families who had never seen a doctor are now receiving care. Expectant mothers are now being monitored. Children are being immunized. And the trust in healthcare is being rebuilt, one visit at a time.

Looking Ahead

Our vision is even more ambitious. In the coming year, C-Care on the Road aims to:

• Reach 48 districts across Uganda
• Impact over 50,000 direct beneficiaries
• Strengthen the referral system to ensure that patients needing specialized care are efficiently linked to our higher-level facilities like C-Care IHK and C-Care IMCs

The journey is still long, but each step counts. We continue to walk it with intention and commitment, guided by the belief that access to quality healthcare should never depend on where one lives.

We call upon corporate partners, NGOs, and development agencies whose sustainability agendas align with equitable health access, to join us. Together, we can drive meaningful, measurable, and lasting impact.

C-Care on the Road is a movement of hope, compassion, and action. It exemplifies our promise to deliver care beyond borders, reaching those who need it most.

Collectively we can take healthcare further.

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