Uganda and Italy launch €12.75m health project in the north
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on PML Daily
Uganda and Italy have launched a three-year €12.75 million health project to improve maternal and child health and cancer care in the north of the country. The Prisma programme, funded by Italy’s foreign ministry and led by the University of Milan-Bicocca, is expected to benefit more than 500,000 women and children and support 32 health centres, according to organisers.
Uganda and Italy launched the Prisma project on Saturday, a €12.75 million health programme over 36 months aimed at improving maternal and child care as well as the prevention and treatment of female and paediatric cancers in northern Uganda. The project is funded by the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Italian Agency for Development Cooperation and led by the University of Milan-Bicocca, according to PML Daily.
The programme, scheduled from 1 July 2026 to 30 June 2029, is expected to directly benefit more than 500,000 women and children, according to its technical coordinator, while the AVSI Foundation estimates the number of beneficiaries at at least 581,000. It will support 32 health facilities in the West Nile, Acholi, Lango and Karamoja regions. Its activities include reproductive and maternal health, female and paediatric oncology, training, research, as well as governance and evaluation.
Uganda’s second deputy prime minister, Crispus Kiyonga, said the government would monitor the programme’s implementation. He notably cited Karamoja, a vast and sparsely populated region where family movements during periods of drought make regular access to health services difficult, according to PML Daily.
