Who we are

Overview

In July 2010, Mildmay Uganda (MUg) was registered with Uganda Registration Services Bureau (URSB) under the Company’s Act of Uganda as an indigenous incorporated legal entity limited by guarantee. In September 2011, MUg was registered with National NGO Bureau under the National NGO Registration Act as an indigenous non-government organization (NGO) Reg. No. S.5914/9191. 

Over the years, MUg has grown into a key player in Uganda’s health sector and is categorized among national non-governmental organizations (NNGOs) whose work has national coverage. It is a key partner of Government of Uganda and Development Partners to achieve goals in healthcare, health systems strengthening, education and social development. MUg partners with Ministry of Health (MOH); Ministry of Education and Sports (MOES); Ministry of Gender, Labour, and Social Development (MGLSD); and Ministry of Local Government. 

Other partners of MUg include the civil society, private sector, the media, and grassroots community structures. MUg is quality-driven organization that is ISO 9001:2015 certified. Its medical laboratory is ISO 15189:2012 certified and is a backup platform to Uganda’s Central Public Health Laboratory (CPHL). Its senior staff sit on national technical working groups. In 2022, MUg was recognized by Diana Princess of Wales Fund as one of 4 Paediatric Palliative Care Beacon Centers in Africa. 

MUg is a dynamic organization that constantly seeks to increase its contribution to the national growth and development effort. In 2017, it incorporated its Training and Education Directorate into Mildmay Institute of Health Sciences (MIHS). The Institute is accredited by National Council for Higher Education (NCHE) and runs 4 schools, namely (i) School of Nursing and Midwifery; (ii) School of Clinical Medicine; (iii) School of Medical Laboratory Technology; and (iv) School of Applied Sciences. The Schools are licensed by Ministry of Education and Sports and accredited by National Regulatory and Examination Boards. 

In 2021, MUg incorporated its Research and Strategic Information Directorate into Mildmay Research Centre Uganda (MRCU). Its HIV Clinic and Centre of Excellence (COE) in Lweza provides antiretroviral therapy (ART) to over 14,000 PLHIV. In the period 2018-2023, MUg grew its medical services to provide care to the public at the level of a General Hospital. From 2003 to date, MUg has been a key PEPFAR implementing partner toward attaining Uganda’s 95:95:95 HIV epidemic control targets. Through partnership with PEPFAR and Government of Uganda, the Organization supported health systems strengthening (HSS) in 20 districts in Central Uganda—proof of the trust for MUg by Government of Uganda and its Development Partners.

Our Commitment 

Creating bold impact demands us to stay highly accountable to both people we serve and our partners who support the work we do. We do this by ensuring delivery of quality effective services and maximizing the impact of each dollar invested in our work. Over the years, we have established internal systems and values that we believe will spur us to even greater level of accountability. We commit to adhere to our values. We commit to saving lives.

How we Work

We believe in helping and supporting communities to use what they already have to trigger their capacity to change and build health systems that work for them using a family Centred approach. 

We believe that to ensure sustainability for our impact, every intervention we undertake, we have listened to all our stakeholders from government ministries, private sector, civil actors, and beneficiary communities. We believe that when women and children are free from disease, they have enough time to attend to their life work and aspirations thereby achieving resilience and protection from shocks of life.