Uganda National Health Users/Consumers Organisation (UNHCO)

UNHCO is non-Governmental Organization formed in 1999 to provide an institutionalized platform for healthcare users to engage healthcare providers and policy makers.

UNHCO has worked at all levels for over 18 years empowering communities, building CSOs’ capacity and advocacy for the right to health. UNHCO has a renewable Memorandum of Understanding with Ministry of Health; championed the development of the Patients’ Charter; led advocacy for the development and enactment of the Tobacco control Act 2015, tabling of the Patients’ Rights and Responsibilities bill and currently spearheading an advocacy campaign aimed at regulating industrially produced Trans Fatty Acids in Uganda.