Museveni Pledges Shs125bn to Uganda Medical Association SACCO for Health Workers

What the report says

President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has pledged Shs125 billion to the Uganda Medical Association (UMA) Savings and Credit Cooperative Organisation (SACCO), according to SoftPower News. The commitment was announced during a meeting with medical interns and UMA leaders, led by association president Dr. who was not fully named in the provided snippet, on Friday, October 9, 2026.

The funding is intended to help health workers access affordable loans for further training and for business development. In practical terms, a SACCO can serve as a member-owned savings and credit channel, and the pledge appears aimed at improving the financial position of medical staff while supporting professional growth.

The development matters because Uganda has long faced concerns over pay, retention and working conditions in the health sector. A dedicated financing facility for medical workers could ease pressure on interns and other health professionals, although the supplied material does not say when the money will be released or how it will be structured.

SoftPower News also attached a separate article headline about Museveni rejecting use of dollar reserves to stabilise the shilling and urging import cuts, but that issue is not explained in the provided snippet and is not central to the reported pledge.