Awach and Patiko sub-counties in Gulu District represent communities with significant unmet healthcare needs. Both areas face persistent challenges, including limited access to medical personnel, inadequate infrastructure, and financial constraints that hinder timely care—particularly among vulnerable groups such as refugees, formerly internally displaced persons, and underserved host populations.
The International Cooperative Alliance (ICA) is a non-governmental organization representing cooperatives and the cooperative movement worldwide. International Cooperative Alliance – Africa (ICA-Africa) is one of ICA’s four regional offices. It serves, unites, and represents ICA member organizations across Africa, promoting and strengthening autonomous and viable cooperatives throughout the continent.
KAMACOS is organizing a medical camp in Nakivale Refugee Settlement, Isingiro District, to deliver free healthcare to 8,000 refugees and host community members. Nakivale, home to over 180,000 displaced individuals, faces critical gaps in access to medical services. This initiative highlights the impact of cooperative-led healthcare in advancing Universal Health Coverage (SDG 3.8) and improving lives in underserved communities.
KAMACOS organized a Medical Camp and Blood Donation Campaign in partnership with DGRV to promote and demonstrate the roles of Health cooperatives and their contribution to SDG 3 in commemoration of the International Day of Cooperatives.
KAMACOS, in partnership with the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Cooperatives, DGRV, UHPC, Cooperative Medical Center Kansanga, Kisiizi Hospital Health Cooperative, and Rwerere Health Cooperative, are organizing a one-day health cooperative dialogue in Kampala in commemoration of the 2025 Year of Cooperatives.
The medical camp was a collaborative effort organized by KAMACOS in conjunction with MTIC, Kibinge, and UCA, held at Misanvu Demonstration Primary School. The camp was part of a series of events celebrating Cooperative Week, culminating in the International Day of Cooperatives.
The free medical camp was planned by the Kampala Medical and Allied Health Workers Cooperative Society limited on request of the ministry of cooperatives adopted by the national organizing committee for 101st International Day of Cooperative and the 29th United nations international day of cooperatives as one of the activities to be done to benefit the people of Lango sub-region as the country commemorated the day at the mayor’s garden in Lira city
Blood pressure and blood sugar screening and treatment, malaria, Ulcers, syphilis testing and treatment, HIV testing and counselling, drug refills, eye care and treatment, eye examination and dispensing of reading glasses, dental services, preventive health care services and general diagnostic care took place during the camp