Summary:

Uganda’s healthcare system continues to face significant challenges, marked by high morbidity and mortality rates driven by preventable diseases, limited access to quality health services, and insufficient health education within communities. Preventive and primary healthcare interventions are critical to reducing the disease burden, improving quality of life, and ensuring equitable access to medical care. Despite notable progress in enhancing living standards over the past decades, Uganda still ranks among the countries with the poorest health indicators globally. Many individuals and families continue to suffer and die from preventable illnesses, largely due to a lack of awareness about preventive measures and early intervention strategies. This persistent gap perpetuates an overreliance on curative approaches rather than fostering proactive, preventive healthcare solutions.

The Family Health Expo and Symposium is a transformative initiative organised and designed by copious health and partners to address Uganda’s critical healthcare challenges by shifting the focus from curative to preventive, proactive, and primary healthcare solutions, aiming to tackle the root causes of high morbidity and mortality rates, limited access to quality health services, and insufficient health education. By bringing together stakeholders from across the healthcare ecosystem including healthcare providers, policymakers, educators, religious and cultural leaders, community leaders, and families the event creates a collaborative platform for knowledge sharing and the development of innovative, family-centered solutions. Emphasizing the pivotal role of families in promoting health and well-being at the community level, the expo and symposium seek to empower individuals with the tools and education needed to adopt healthier lifestyles, improve access to quality healthcare, and drive sustainable progress toward better health outcomes for all Ugandans.