Welcome to the Uganda Health Partners Cooperative (UHPC), an innovative workers' cooperative locally led and dedicated to advancing cooperative health financing. We are thrilled to announce the transition of HealthPartners Uganda's work to UHPC, ensuring the continuation and expansion of efforts to improve health equity and outcomes in Uganda.
Who we are
With over 20 years of technical expertise, UHPC has established a robust network of partners and developed essential tools to create an enabling environment for cooperative health development. Our approach is centered on the cooperative model, which has proven effective in
HealthPartners’ work has been instrumental in training trainers, collaborating with the Ministry of Trade, Industry, and Cooperatives (MoTIC), Ministry of Health (MOH), medical bureaus, and other partners. This collaborative effort has established a network of locally-led organizations, developed tools for capacity building and management, and scaled up the health cooperative model. As a result, 64 healthcare providers across the country now offer a benefits package of agreed-upon services to cooperative members.
UHPC is registered with MoTIC to deliver sustainable healthcare access through the health cooperative model. We are committed to capacity building and supporting the adoption and implementation of cooperative health insurance by donors, cooperative development partners, and other stakeholders. Our aim is to reach over 500,000 cooperative members and their families by 2028, advocating for Universal Health Coverage that includes cooperative health insurance for the informal sector.
At UHPC, we envision resilient communities with equitable access to quality and affordable healthcare. Together, we can support the MOH in advancing the national health insurance scheme and achieving universal health coverage for all. Join us in championing, promoting, developing, and strengthening cooperatives to enhance healthcare access and outcomes in Uganda.
- Our Vision
To create resilient communities that have equitable access to quality and affordable healthcare for better health outcomes through health cooperatives
- Mission
To champion, promote, develop, and strengthen cooperatives for increased access to quality and affordable healthcare through cooperative health insurance to advance good health and wellbeing for communities
- Goal
To strengthen locally led health cooperatives in an enabling environment and health system that increases access to quality health care for improved health equity and outcomes in Uganda.
- Core values
- Innovation
- Locally sustainable approaches
- Teamwork
- Transparency
- Innovation
- Accountability
- Integrity
- Professionalism
- Equity
Health Cooperative Performance Journey in Uganda 2019-2024
Health Cooperative Membership Dec. 2019-Mar.2024
In Uganda Cooperative is offered in the private not for profit (UCMB, UPMB and UMMB) and PPF health facilities. There are 68 health care providers offering cooperative health insurance in Uganda (7 in the north, 16 -east, 38 -south and 7 -central). There are 24 UCMB, 12 UPMB affiliated and 32 private health facilities offering cooperative health insurance to 38,747 health cooperative members. Figure 1 below details health cooperative membership 2019-2024.
