As we celebrate Christmas and prepare to welcome a new year, I extend my sincere gratitude to our members, partners, and volunteers for your dedication to the Busoga Health Forum. Your commitment continues to improve lives across Busoga. May this festive season bring peace, renewed hope, and strength as we […]
Authors: Moses Kyangwa, Dr. Gastone Tumuhimbise, Prof. Peter Waiswa, Boona Racheal Executive Summary: The Luuka Model of Co-Creation The initial feasibility study, supported by Grand Challenges Canada (GCC), successfully developed and validated an integrated model designed to prevent childhood malnutrition in Luuka District, Eastern Uganda. This innovation yielded a culturally acceptable, nutrient-dense […]
Program Overview The Busoga Global Engagement Program (BGEP) is an initiative by the Busoga Health Forum (BHF) designed to bring individuals from around the world to Uganda’s Busoga region for meaningful engagement. Participants – whether mid-career professionals, retirees, or adventurous travelers – are invited to explore, learn, volunteer, conduct research, […]
Why Focus on Nutrition in Busoga? The Busoga sub‑region in Eastern Uganda has a population of more than 3.3 million people and includes 11 districts plus Jinja city. Despite fertile soils and fishing along Lake Victoria, families in Busoga struggle with food insecurity; 14 % of the population is in a food‑crisis phase and only 47 % are […]
Presenter:Sr. Beatrice Mutonyi, MPH, BNS, Division of Immunization and Vaccines, Ministry of Health- Uganda. Moderator:Tumanye Samson:Senior Clinical Officer, Gulu Regional Referral Hospital, Vice Chairman CPD committee – MCOPU Date: October 10, 2025, 08:00 PM Nairobi Register in advance for this meeting: After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information […]
By: Tatumwa Desmond Benjamin On 27 September 2025, health professionals, cultural leaders, policymakers, and development partners gathered at the Civil Service College in Jinja for the 4th Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the Busoga Health Forum (BHF). It was a moment of reflection and renewed commitment to the Forum’s mission, […]
By: Tatumwa Desmond Benjamin It is a proud and historic moment for Uganda as three outstanding surgeons from our country have joined the ranks of the world’s most distinguished professionals. Dr. Isaac Mubezi (Hope & Healing Center, Kiwanyi, and Head of Surgery Department at Iganga General Hospital), Dr. Joseph Damoi […]
A Bold, Community-Led Initiative to End Malaria for Good “Malaria Must Go!” This is the rallying cry of the people of Busoga, Uganda, a region long burdened by one of the deadliest yet preventable diseases on the continent. The Busoga Malaria Eradication Program (BMEP), led by the Busoga Health Forum […]
Busoga Health Forum in partnership with Vitamin Angels are working to reduce newborn and maternal mortality rates by scaling up access to MMS in Uganda. “Every woman has a right to a healthy pregnancy” BHF is working in collaboration with the Ministry of Health, local governments, and Civil Society Organisations […]
By: Tatumwa Desmond Benjamin Nawanyingi, Iganga District – In the Island Busoga, a bold grassroots movement is gaining momentum. Today, in Nawanyingi Subcounty, local Publicity Secretaries representing youth, veterans, and women’s groups came together in a high-energy mobilization meeting to step up the fight against malaria. The gathering, organized under […]