Busoga Health Forum

Name

Busoga Health Forum

Legal name

Busoga Health Forum

Website

https://busogahealthforum.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2020

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Community Health Services

NAICS

Other Individual and Family Services (624190), Social Assistance (624), Civic and Social Organizations (813410)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300), Services-Membership Organizations (8600), Services-Health Services (8000)

akta.pro primary industry

International & Local Implementing NGOs (HLAJAKAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Maternal, Newborn, Child & Adolescent Health (MNCAH) NGOs (HLAJAKAG), Nutrition & Food Security (Global Health) NGOs (HLAJAKAH), Public Health & Health Equity Organizations (BPAGACAL)

Keywords

• Community health programs
• Public health services
• Maternal child health
• Malaria prevention programs
• Health worker training

Headquarters

HQ city

Jinja Uganda, Jinja Uganda

HQ country

Uganda

HQ region

Africa

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Membership contributions: BHF operates as a membership-based non-profit organization with health professionals, researchers, and community leaders as members who contribute to the organization's mission and operations.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Busoga Health Forum is a non-profit, membership-based organization that mobilizes communities, healthcare workers, cultural leaders, and academic partners to deliver public health programs across the Busoga sub-region of Eastern Uganda. Its core work spans reproductive health and family planning, maternal, newborn, and child health, nutrition, malaria eradication, emergency triage training for clinicians, and continuing medical education delivered through Friday Webinars. Programs are delivered through partner hospitals, Village Health Teams, community medical camps, and radio outreach rather than through BHF-operated clinical facilities.

Product overview

Busoga Health Forum (BHF) is a membership-based non-profit health organization operating in Uganda's Busoga region. The organization offers a portfolio of health programs including Reproductive Health and Family Planning, Nutrition and Early Child Development, Non-Communicable Diseases, and WASH and Nutrition Project. Major initiatives include the Child Thrive Project (emergency pediatric care, pediatric neurology, neonatology, child rights), the Busoga Malaria Eradication Program (BMEP) targeting 880,000 households, the ETAT+ pediatric emergency training program, and the MMS prenatal vitamin supplementation program in partnership with Vitamin Angels. BHF also operates the Learning Hub for health worker education and the Nawanyingi Investment Forum for community-led development. These programs work through community engagement, hospital partnerships, and multi-sectoral collaboration to improve health outcomes across 11 districts in Busoga.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Busoga Malaria Eradication Program (BMEP) A community-focused malaria eradication initiative delivered in the Busoga sub-region through partner hospitals, Village Health Teams, and community mobilization aimed at reducing malaria burden among residents.
• Child Thrive Project A program supporting early childhood health, growth, and development outcomes for children in the Busoga sub-region through community engagement and household-level interventions.
• ETAT+ (Emergency Triage, Assessment and Treatment Plus) A training and capacity-building program that equips clinicians and frontline health workers in Busoga's regional and district hospitals with emergency triage, assessment, and treatment skills to improve pediatric and emergency care.
• Multiple Micronutrient Supplements (MMS) Program A nutrition program that delivers multiple micronutrient supplements to mothers and children in target communities to address maternal and childhood micronutrient deficiencies.
• COMONETH (Communities in which Mothers and Newborns Thrive) A community-based program designed to improve maternal and newborn health outcomes by strengthening the environments in which mothers and newborns receive care and support in the Busoga sub-region.
• Community-Based Management of Acute Malnutrition (CMAM) A community-based nutrition program that identifies and treats acute malnutrition in children through community-level screening, referral, and follow-up in the Busoga sub-region.
• Child Rights Ambassadors Programme A child rights and advocacy program that mobilizes ambassadors in Busoga communities to raise awareness of child rights and promote protective environments for children.
• WASH and Nutrition Project A combined water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) and nutrition project delivered at the community level to improve household practices and child health outcomes.
• Continuing Medical Education (Friday Webinars) A continuing medical education series delivered via Zoom-based Friday Webinars that provides healthcare workers in the Busoga sub-region with ongoing clinical training and knowledge updates.
• Nawanyingi Investment Forum A convening forum that brings together stakeholders to discuss and mobilize investment in health and development priorities affecting the Busoga sub-region.
• Kyabirwa Surgical Center A partner-referenced surgical center associated with BHF's clinical service delivery footprint in the Busoga area.
• Hope and Healing Center A partner-referenced center associated with BHF's clinical and healing service delivery offering in the Busoga sub-region.
• Reproductive Health and Family Planning Program A reproductive health and family planning program delivered through community engagement, partner hospitals, and outreach to improve access to and uptake of family planning services in the Busoga sub-region.
• Nutrition and Early Child Development Program A program that integrates nutrition and early childhood development interventions for children in the Busoga sub-region, delivered through community structures and partner facilities.
• Non-Communicable Diseases Program A program focused on prevention, awareness, and management of non-communicable diseases among residents of the Busoga sub-region.
• Regional Planning and Data Use Program A program that supports evidence-based regional health planning and data use across the Busoga sub-region in collaboration with district health teams and academic partners.
• Learning Hub A learning and knowledge platform within BHF that supports capacity development, sharing of best practices, and continuous learning for members, health workers, and partners.

Quantifiable outcome

• Malaria positivity rates dropped from 85% to 9% within weeks through Busoga Malaria Eradication Program in Nawanyingi Sub-County
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

14 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Korea Foundation for International Healthcare (KOFIH)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 9 April 2025KOFIH, a public agency under Korea's Ministry of Health and Welfare, partnered with BHF, Makerere University School of Public Health, and Jinja Regional Referral Hospital for WASH initiative. The partnership focuses on research, innovation, and community education with baseline surveys and operational research.
• Makerere University School of Public HealthcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 9 April 2025Academic partner contributing evaluation capacity and research expertise for WASH and other health programs in Busoga region.
• Pediatric Health InitiativecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2023BHF partners with Pediatric Health Initiative for the Child Thrive Project, implementing emergency pediatric care, pediatric neurology, neonatology, and child rights programs in collaboration with Swedish and Ugandan institutions.
• Region StockholmcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2023Through the Child Thrive Partnership, Region Stockholm (via Astrid Lindgren Children's Hospital) provides pediatric expertise, professional exchange, training, mentorship and joint learning in clinical and child-rights areas.
• Astrid Lindgren Children's HospitalcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2023Swedish healthcare partner contributing pediatric expertise for exchange visits, training, and mentorship in the Child Thrive Project.
• Jinja City CouncilcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2023Local government partner providing leadership and connecting the project to local planning, public services, accountability structures, and community priorities.
• Vitamin AngelscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership to scale up access to Multiple Micronutrient Supplements (MMS) in Uganda, working with Ministry of Health and local governments to reduce newborn and maternal mortality rates.
• Ministry of Health UgandacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerBHF coordinates health interventions through established technical working groups and administrative structures with Ministry of Health support.
• Malaria ConsortiumcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerBHF collaborates with Malaria Consortium on malaria programs including CME Zoom meetings and research projects.
• Government of UgandacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerBHF works with local governments and civil service structures across Busoga districts for health program implementation.
• Kyabazinga of BusogacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerTraditional royal leadership provides cultural authority and endorsement for BHF health campaigns including Busoga Malaria Eradication Program and medical camps.
• Uganda Heart InstituteminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner for CME Zoom meeting on Heart Disease in Children, providing specialist expertise for continuing medical education.
• World Health Organization (WHO)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerWHO guidelines inform BHF programs including ETAT+ training based on WHO-recommended structured approach for pediatric emergency care.
• East-West Management InstituteminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerDevelopment partner supporting BHF programs in Busoga region.

Scale indicators5 records

Direct peers

• Living Goods: Living Goods operates community health worker networks in East Africa (Uganda and Kenya) to deliver doorstep health services. It is directly comparable to BHF's VHT-driven community health delivery model across multiple health focus areas.
• Malaria Consortium: Malaria Consortium is a global health nonprofit focused on malaria prevention and treatment, including programs in Uganda. It is directly comparable as both a thematic peer (malaria) and an actual BHF implementation partner on CME and research.
• Last Mile Health: Last Mile Health builds and manages community health worker networks in underserved regions across Africa. It is comparable to BHF in its reliance on VHT-style intermediaries to extend primary healthcare access in rural geographies.

Broad incumbents

• Amref Health Africa: Amref Health Africa is a large African health NGO running community health, training, and advocacy programs across multiple countries. It is comparable to BHF as a broader incumbent in the community health and health workforce training space.
• PATH: PATH is a global health nonprofit that designs and delivers health solutions across multiple disease areas and countries. It is comparable as a broader incumbent operating across maternal, child, and infectious disease health programs similar to BHF's portfolio.
• BRAC: BRAC is one of the largest development NGOs globally, operating integrated health, education, and livelihoods programs. It is comparable to BHF as a broad-incumbent community-led development organization active in similar low-income geographies.
• Partners In Health: Partners In Health delivers community-based health services and trains local health workers in low-resource settings globally. It is comparable to BHF in combining health workforce training with community delivery models in underserved regions.
• Clinton Health Access Initiative (CHAI): CHAI works with governments to expand access to health services and commodities in low- and middle-income countries. It is comparable as a broad-incumbent global health organization with active programs in Uganda overlapping BHF's themes.

Regional players

• World Vision Uganda: World Vision Uganda is the country office of a large international NGO running health, WASH, and child welfare programs in Uganda. It is a regional peer operating in the same geography and overlapping BHF's WASH, nutrition, and child health themes.
• UNICEF Uganda: UNICEF Uganda is the country office of a UN agency delivering maternal, child, and adolescent health programs nationwide. It is comparable as a regional player working on overlapping maternal and child health priorities in the same Ugandan context.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Profiles5 records

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