Emergency ambulance services are used in Uganda to respond to people who are seriously ill or severely injured due to accident or illness.
Not everyone who phones us requires an urgent ambulance response. Ambulances are dispatched according to the medical urgency of the patient’s condition.
RHU Ambulance is providing emergency ambulance services throughout Uganda.
Non-emergency patient transport (NEPT) services are provided by RHU Ambulance and a range of private patient transport providers.
We now have a roadmap to transform both the delivery of ambulance services to the Ugandan community and the way paramedics are supported throughout their careers.
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The commissioner for emergency care services hopes that the policy if approved will lower the cost of ambulance services in the country.
Find out moreThe Ambulance Performance and Policy Consultative Committee was established to examine RHU Ambulance performance and culture.
RHU Ambulance is solely responsible for deciding how best to transport a patient. Different fees apply to different kinds of transport but where necessary free services apply.
The cost of ambulance transport is not covered by insurance. There are a number of ways RHU members can support their ambulance services.
The First Responder program aims to reduce the amount of time taken to respond to life-threatening emergencies involving cardiac arrest.
The ambulance transport guidelines are for use by Uganda’s public and private healthcare services.
Non-emergency patient transport (NEPT) is for patients who need clinical monitoring during transport, but do not require a time-critical ambulance response.
