Medically underserved communities in East Africa, including forcibly displaced and rural populations, face significant barriers to accessing essential healthcare services. For individuals with medical conditions, reaching distant health centers often entails arduous journeys of 2 hours to 3 days, undertaken on foot, motorbikes, or canoes. This severely jeopardizes the health and well-being of vulnerable groups such as expectant mothers, children under five, the elderly, and those with physical impairments.

Key bottlenecks impeding equitable access to affordable, high-quality healthcare in these regions include a severe shortage of qualified healthcare workers, their uneven regional distribution, and a general lack of capacity within the health system.

Founded in 2022, UNIPH is dedicated to bridging these gaps by enabling equitable access to affordable, high-quality healthcare for all. We achieve this through sustainable ‘last-mile’ health solutions and robust health worker capacity strengthening. Our commitment aligns directly with the Universal Health Coverage principle of ‘moving together to build a healthier world.