About Us | HealthRight Foundation Uganda

Organization Snapshot

Who we are

HealthRight Foundation Uganda is a Ugandan non-governmental organization, founded in 2026 to address persistent health and wellbeing gaps among post-conflict, refugee-hosting, and other vulnerable communities across Uganda.

The Foundation builds on the extensive experience and program legacy of HealthRight International and the Peter C. Alderman Foundation, which have supported holistic, community-owned health and mental health interventions in Uganda for more than two decades, particularly in post-conflict communities in Northern Uganda.

HealthRight Foundation Uganda brings together the strengths of local legal registration, Ugandan governance, and direct accountability to communities, government, and other national stakeholders with the technical expertise, institutional knowledge, partnerships, and implementation experience developed through HealthRight International and the Peter C. Alderman Foundation.

Through this foundation, the organization is positioned to deliver locally led, evidence-informed, culturally responsive, and sustainable health interventions that strengthen community systems and improve access to quality care for underserved populations in Uganda.

Full legal name HealthRight Foundation Uganda

Acronym HRFU

Type Local Non-Governmental Organization (NGO)

Year founded 2026

Headquarters Plot 855, Mawanda Road, Kamwokya, Kampala

Areas of operation Kampala, Northern Uganda, West Nile, and other post-conflict and refugee-affected districts

Mission

HealthRight Foundation Uganda empowers marginalized and underserved communities in Uganda to live healthy and dignified lives. The Foundation works at the intersection of public health and the right to health to improve equitable access to quality healthcare, mental health and psychosocial support, rehabilitation, and social services.

Vision

A Uganda where preventable gaps in health outcomes are eliminated and every person, regardless of location, status, identity, disability, or circumstance, can access the healthcare, protection, and support they need and deserve.

What Guides Us

Core values

These principles shape how HealthRight designs programs, partners with communities, and accounts to stakeholders.

01

Integrity

We operate with transparency and accountability to our beneficiaries, partners, and donors.

02

Community Ownership

Programs are designed with, not for, the communities we serve.

03

Equity

Everyone deserves access to healthcare, regardless of income, gender, or location.

04

Compassion

We treat every individual with dignity and respect.

05

Evidence-Based Practice

Our interventions are grounded in data and proven public health approaches.

Our Story

Why we started

HealthRight Foundation Uganda was established in 2026 to leverage more than 20 years of HealthRight International’s experience in Uganda while creating a locally registered, locally governed organization that can deepen community ownership and strengthen the sustainability of health interventions.

Over the past two decades, HealthRight International has worked with refugees, post-conflict communities, and host populations, delivering health and mental health programs and developing a strong understanding of the needs of underserved communities and Uganda’s health system. This experience highlighted the need for a stronger locally rooted entity that could build community-based and community-owned solutions while bridging gaps between services at community level and care provided through district, regional, and national health institutions.

HealthRight Foundation Uganda therefore builds on this established experience rather than starting from the beginning. The Foundation has already established a local Board of Directors to provide strategic leadership, governance, and accountability within Uganda. It also draws on experienced Uganda-based staff who previously implemented HealthRight International programs and bring extensive knowledge of the communities, health system, partnerships, and operational terrain.

Through this transition, HealthRight Foundation Uganda seeks to preserve more than two decades of experience and trusted partnerships while strengthening local leadership, community ownership, and long-term sustainability of health interventions in Uganda.

20+ years

Program legacy

HealthRight International and the Peter C. Alderman Foundation build health and mental health programs across post-conflict and refugee-hosting Northern Uganda.

2026

Foundation established

HealthRight Foundation Uganda is founded as a locally registered, locally governed Ugandan NGO, with its own Board of Directors.

Ongoing

Ugandan-led continuity

Uganda-based staff and established partnerships carry the work forward under fully independent, Ugandan leadership.

Founding Team & Governance

Led locally, from day one

Our Uganda-based staff previously implemented HealthRight International programs, bringing deep knowledge of the communities, health system, partnerships, and operational terrain.

Elizabeth Nakanjako

Country Manager — Uganda

Elizabeth Nakanjako serves as the Acting Country Director and Associate Director of Administration and Finance at HealthRight International, bringing over a decade of dedicated service to the organization. Valued for her integrity, professionalism, and strategic leadership, Elizabeth has been central to enhancing financial systems, streamlining operations, and guiding the Uganda team through periods of organizational change.

In addition to her financial and operational oversight, Elizabeth plays a key role in human resource management, supporting staff development, strengthening internal policies, and fostering a positive, inclusive work culture. Balancing high-level planning with hands-on execution, she ensures that HealthRight Foundation Uganda’s systems remain both efficient and responsive.

Founder & Executive Director

Leadership

Name, credentials, and founding motivation to be published once confirmed by the organization.

Leadership Team

Senior Management

Additional founders and leadership names, roles, and brief bios will be added as confirmed.

Board of Directors

Governance

Board chair and members provide strategic leadership, governance, and accountability within Uganda. Full profiles forthcoming.

Partners & Supporters

Built on established relationships

We continue partnerships with local governments, communities, district and regional health facilities, national referral hospitals, and other stakeholders — including relationships supported by existing memoranda of understanding.

Government engagement

Ministry of Health

District Local Governments

Office of the Prime Minister

Regional Referral Hospitals

National Referral Hospitals

Uganda Association of Surgeons

Community relationships

Local health centres

Community leaders & sub-county officials

Prospective partners & funders

Local funders — logos forthcoming

International funders — logos forthcoming

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