The Ministry of Health is launching locally manufactured diagnostic test kits under the Buy Uganda Build Uganda initiative aimed at promoting local content. @Microhaem is the main manufacturer. Test kits play a critical role in diagnostics in the prevention, detection, and management of diseases including HIV, Malaria and Sickle Cell Disease. Local manufacturing is important in enhancing national health security, supply chain resilience and economic development.

Following the implementation of the Oxygen as a Service (02aaS) project, through which facilities access reliable oxygen through service providers responsible for installation, maintenance, monitoring, clinical training and a recent private sector mapping of the oxygen ecosystem, the Ministry of Health, in collaboration with @FuturesCoLab, @UNICEFUganda, @UKinUganda and other key stakeholders, have convened a joint dissemination. The discussion is reviewing the status of oxygen access in Uganda, with a focus on supply and distribution across the public and private sectors, progress against national targets, key bottlenecks, and emerging recommendations. Demand for medical oxygen remains consistently high, driven by conditions such as pneumonia, malaria, birth asphyxia, and the need for surgical and emergency care. While COVID-19 exposed pre-existing system vulnerabilities, it also highlighted the critical role of coordinated public-private partnerships in strengthening oxygen delivery systems. #MOHatWork