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AHF-Uganda Cares and KCCA launch pre-festival health camps in Kampala
25 September 2025, 6:59 pm
By Byamukama Alozious
Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA), through its Directorate of Public Health, has organised pre-festival medical camps ahead of the upcoming Kampala City Festival. The festival, scheduled for 5 October 2025 at Kololo Independence Grounds, will focus on culture, innovation, and sustainability.
In partnership with AHF-Uganda Cares, KCCA is running two-day health camps across all divisions of Kampala on 24–25 September 2025. Mukwana Erico, a Health Promotion Officer and Educator with KCCA Central Division, said the camps are addressing a range of health issues, including HIV counselling, antenatal care, family planning, cancer screening, immunisation, and eye care.
The camps are also emphasising nutrition, particularly for breastfeeding mothers. “Attendance has been quite good so far, and today we expect an even larger turnout. With more people mobilised, we anticipate a significant number of participants,” Mukwana Erico said.
Omongole John Brian, a laboratory focal person for KCCA, observed that community members are often reluctant to visit health facilities due to financial constraints. “Sometimes these services come with a fee, which some people cannot afford. Others simply take painkillers, yet the underlying conditions continue to worsen,” he said, highlighting the importance of bringing healthcare services closer to the public.
AHF-Uganda Cares is offering a range of services at the health camps, including HIV counselling and testing, cervical cancer screening, TB screening, and free condoms.
KCCA is engaging communities across various divisions of Kampala through health camps, including Kabalagala in Makindye Division, Kalerwe in Kawempe Division, and Kamwokya in the Central Division. The services offered at the camps include health education on communicable and non-communicable diseases, hygiene and waste management awareness, integrated immunisation, HIV counselling and testing, screening for non-communicable diseases, nutritional assessment, and consultation and treatment for common illnesses.