MTN Uganda Foundation extended its Y’ello Care campaign to Luuka District to boost healthcare access and train frontline medical workers.
The philanthropic arm of Uganda’s leading telecommunications company, the MTN Uganda Foundation, extended its annual 21 Days of Y’ello Care employee volunteering campaign to Luuka District in Eastern Uganda on Friday, August 14, 2026.
The outreach focused directly on Kiyunga Health Centre IV, bringing employee volunteers, local government officials, and healthcare workers together to upgrade local health delivery, train community medical staff in modern digital tools, and make hospital visits smoother and faster for mothers and young children living in rural villages.
The primary reason behind this community initiative is that rural health facilities across Uganda often face major operational challenges, including slow paper-based record keeping, limited computer equipment, and poor digital access. When medical records are written entirely by hand on paper cards, searching for a patient’s medical history can cause long delays during medical emergencies.
By introducing simple digital technology and training local nurses and health workers on how to use computers, MTN aims to remove these bottlenecks so that pregnant mothers, newborn babies, and elderly patients can receive timely care closer to their homes.
During the interactive program at Kiyunga Health Centre IV, MTN staff and technology partners conducted hands-on training sessions for hospital medical records officers, teaching them how to operate the Electronic Medical Records Information System, commonly called EMRIS.
In addition, local Village Health Teams and community health workers received digital literacy lessons to help them enter health data on smart mobile devices, track immunization schedules, and share trusted health advice with families directly in their homes.
To help local mothers overcome the financial difficulties associated with childbirth and emergency hospital visits, the program also introduced community women to a digital financial tool called clinicPesa. This specialized mobile savings service allows expectant mothers to set aside small amounts of money gradually on their mobile phones.
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The saved funds are locked safely until the mother needs to pay for hospital delivery supplies, baby clothes, transportation, or medication, ensuring that no pregnant woman is caught unprepared when her labor starts.
Explaining the core purpose of the outreach in Luuka District, the MTN Uganda Foundation officially stated that the activities are “aimed at equipping frontline healthcare workers with the digital skills and tools needed to improve service delivery and expand access to health information within local communities”.
Reaffirming the company’s broader commitment to improving rural healthcare across the country, MTN MoMo Uganda Managing Director Phrase Lubega publicly stated, “Through Y’ello Care, we are helping to strengthen the systems, skills and services that enable communities to access care in time”.
For everyday citizens, village elders, and families in Luuka District, the message behind this technology update is simple and practical: digital tools are making healthcare safer and more accessible for everyone. By giving local nurses digital filing systems and providing mothers with a simple phone app to save for childbirth, technology is helping rural clinics save lives and protect the health of future generations.
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