St John Uganda is a national humanitarian organisation providing quality first aid training and care, emergency rescue and other health care services to improve the health and well being of humanity without discrimination.

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We Currently operate 4 ambulances with three stationed in Kampala, and one in Kasese, to deliver lifesaving services across Uganda. Our ambulance technicians are trained to international standards, and we continuously update their skills through refresher courses provided by our partners, including The Priory of St John Kenya and previously by St John Gloucestershire. We offer 24-hour ambulance services, seven days a week. In 2024, supported by DFCU bank, we attended to numerous emergency calls and provided first aid services at public gatherings.  We supported over 230 duties and offered emergency services to over 1,789 Casualties.

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St John Uganda provides auxiliary services to The Ministry of Health in events of responding to Mass causalities, Epidemic outbreaks and disasters.

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St John Ambulance Uganda basing on its undisputable experience of over 80 years in the management & operation of ambulances believes ambulance safety is tantamount to the safety of the patient and the ambulance crew on board.
We have the expertise and equipments available at St John Uganda Supplies to give your ambulance a new shape. Ambulance inspections are carried out by our Ambulance Technicians who conduct safety inspections that enable them to identify components that require repair or replacement to maintain the ambulance in safe and reliable working condition.
Upon completion of the ambulance inspection, we repair and replace damaged and worn components and provide an inspection report to our client.  We replenish Ambulances with a wide range of ambulance equipments – ensuring that ambulances are safe for use.
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It refers to any form of assistance given to the sick, weak, terminally ill or disabled person in his or her home environment using locally available resources. Community home based care includes physical, psychological, palliative and spiritual activities.

In Uganda, as more and more households are infected with or affected by viral infections including HIV/ AIDS, there is need for assistance with care and support for patients. Households are faced with coping with needs of patients including assistance with daily living, treatment and palliative care. In most cases, access to appropriate health care is beyond the reach of most ordinary people and delivery of adequate facility care is beyond the capacity of the health care system for non-critical conditions. The limitations of hospital care and limited resources combine to severely restrict the availability of health care services. Under the circumstances, many people who are sick never make it to hospital or other health facilities. Those who are fortunate enough to receive some hospital care are often discharged from the facility where there are trained professionals and sent home while still in need of substantial nursing care.

Unfortunately, caregivers at home are usually untrained relatives mostly women or children with no training in nursing the sick or in how to protect them selves from infections arising out of handling materials like blood, diarrhea, excreta and septic wounds or form other infections such as Tuberculosis. St John realized that Community home based care services are part of the strategies for bridging this gap in health service delivery. It also supports both caregivers and patients to improve the quality-of-life outside hospital care and breaks the cycle of disease transmission.

St John Uganda trains community caregivers in basic nursing, Infection prevention (e.g., HIV/AIDS, TB), Palliative care and home support and often supports the sick, weak, terminally ill or disabled person with household essentials like food, toiletries, clothes, beddings to mention a few.

Dental infections have been a serious problem in Uganda for many years.

Many Ugandans have fallen prey to this outrageous infection exposing them to intense pain and consequently rendering them helpless. St.John Uganda in partnership with Mulago Dental School takes the initiative to reach out to these patients in their homes through provision of dental sensitization and care.

St John Uganda has well established mobile clinics, which offer advice, and dental treatment to people free of charge that has benefited over 5000 people since 2009. In Uganda, cases of serious dental infections are most prevalent in rural areas where people have no access to dental treatment. We have so far registered success in our dental out reaches due to proper planning, community involvement, strategic partnerships and use of qualified health practitioners, among others that have fostered efficient health service delivery to all patients throughout the country.

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Our core service is to provide First aid training and care. We have highly skilled and qualified trainers who provide quality training to commercial enterprises as well as charity trainings to communities. In a period of less than 10 years, we trained over 20,000 people country wide and the figure is expected to proliferate over the years. Our First training in our divisions have been very beneficial to all communities and we are able to mobilise our members whenever need arises.
First aid training now stretches from corporate bodies to individuals in rural areas where medical help is impossible, such medical knowledge instilled in community members throughout the country is what has made a difference in the country. First aid training in Uganda has over the years ranged from cadets, badgers up to the elderly members of the society which has stimulated the concept of saving lives in every person who under goes our First aid training.
First aid in Uganda has served to preserve the lives of many Ugandans than any other form of medical treatment given the rampant cases of accidents, sicknesses, disasters such as floods, Earthquakes and other life threatening situations.
First Aid Training

St John Uganda provides HIV/AIDS testing and counseling services to the citizens of Uganda through St.John volunteers. Voluntary Counselling and testing is a routine part of the health care, such as in antenatal clinics, at diagnosis and treatment centres for tuberculosis and sexually transmitted infections of St John Uganda. Over 700 people benefit from our outreach VCT services every day.

Sex workers, drug users, pregnant women, migrants, prisoners etc are some population groups that require targeted VCT because of their vulnerabilities to HIV infection and increased risk of transmission to others.

Even though Uganda is ranked among the best achievers in the world in fighting HIV/AIDS, there is a lot to offer in counseling the people that are infected or affected by HIV/AIDS. HIV /AIDS prevalence in Uganda can steadily increase if no strong measures of behaviour change such as those that promote the ABC strategy are put in place.

Hiv Testing

There is great need for caregivers to offer this service to the needy especially those afflicted by the AIDS pandemic. St John Uganda has trained staff and volunteer members as instructors of home based care who in turn train community members as caregivers to minister these services to the needy of society. We have targeted HIV and AIDS infected people care homes, bedside service providers, hospital nurses, elderly homes, babies

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St John Uganda implements the Mother and Baby Project, code named Mama na Mwana to contribute to the reduction of preventable maternal and new born mortality and morbidity in Nyenga subcounty, Buikwe district. The project launched in 2005 and initially started in five villages – Bulumagi, Butembe, Kiteme, Mbabirire and Mbukiiro-but has now expended to over 40 villages, demonstrating its impact and effectiveness.

Project Funding and objectives

The project is co-financed by St John International and its donors and aims to improve maternal and newborn health by enhancing healthcare practices and increasing the uptake of health services during pregnancy, delivery, and postnatal care.

Volunteer Activities and community Outreach

The St John Mama na Mwana volunteers play a vital role in ensuring the success of the project. Their key activities include:

  • Door-to-door home visits to identify and educate pregnant women, their spouses and family members.
  • Organizing community outreach programs to sensitize the community on:
  • The importance of antenatal care (ANC)
  • The benefits of delivering at health facilities
  • The significance of postnatal care
  • Family planning options and benefits
  • Proper nutrition for pregnant women and new born babies
  • Dos and don’ts during pregnancy for better maternal health
  • Exclusive breastfeeding for the first six month
  • Thermal care for new born babies
  • Hygiene and infection prevention for mothers and babies
  • Birth preparedness and emergency planning
  • Health Examinations and referrals
  • Volunteer conduct antenatal and post-natal examinations to monitor the health of expectant and new mothers.

Complicated cases are promptly referred to health facilities, where St John Mama na Mwana health facility focal point persons receive them for immediate care.

During community outreach programs, volunteers also diagnose and treat manageable ailments that can be addressed at the community level.

Key Project Outcomes

  • Increased antenatal care (ANC) attendance, with more women attending at least six visits per pregnancy.
  • Ensuring early ANC visits in the first trimester.
  • Increasing the number of institutional deliveries for safer childbirth.
  • Promoting exclusive breastfeeding for the first six months.
  • Educating pregnant women on the does and don’ts for a health pregnancy.
  • Encouraging proper thermal care for new born babies.
  • Strengthening male involvement during pregnancy, childbirth and postpartum care
  • Enhancing birth preparedness and emergency planning for expectant mothers.

Implementation and community involvement

The project is carried out by St John Mama na Mwana community volunteers and St John health facility focal point persons, under the supervision of the St John Mama na Mwana project management team. Volunteers undergo Safe Motherhood training and are coached on Mama na Mwana standard operating procedures before engaging in the project.

Currently, the project has 30+ community volunteers, 7 health facility focal point persons, 6 project management team members.

Impact in 2024

In 2024, the project reached 1,700 pregnant women, 981 new mothers and 13,210 community members. K

Key achievements

  • 91% of pregnant women delivered in health facilities
  • 82% of new mothers received postnatal care
  • 98% of women accessed family planning services
  • 80% of pregnant women were escorted by their spouses for ANC visits.
  • 93% of new mothers practiced exclusive breast for six months.

Challenges need for expansion

  • Early ANC visits in the first trimester (currently at 25%)
  • At least four ANC visits per pregnancy (Currently at 40)

To sustain and expend the project to more underserved areas, additional financial support is needed. With more funding, St John Uganda can further reduce maternal and new born mortality and morbidity, ensuring every mother and baby receive quality care.

Partner with us to save lives!

We invite donors, organisations, and well-wishers to join us in making a lasting impact on maternal and newborn health in Uganda. Together, we can ensure safe pregnancies, healthy births, and thriving communities.

For more information on how to support the Mama na Mwana Project, please contact St John Uganda today!

Ongoing immunisation by a St John Mama na Mwana Community volunteer

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We sensitize the public on proper road use and above all we conduct training to the road users on road safety tips and first aid on the road in case of accident emergency. We are currently aiming to continue training more Traffic Officers, Bodaboda riders and taxi drivers through their governing bodies.

Our recent Road safety training benefited over 100 Bodaboda riders and 50 Traffic Officers. St John Uganda over the years has been very active in the exercise of road marking and the recent intervention was a Zebra Crossing painted by St John Uganda in partnership with Kampala City Council Authority (KCCA) on Bombo road during St John day celebrations of 2012.

St John Uganda recognises the enormous support from all its stakeholders and has since 2011 introduced the Life Saver of the Year Award.

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