dfcu Bank, one of Uganda’s largest financial institutions, has teamed up with Rotary Uganda to launch a nationwide health outreach aimed at strengthening preventive care and bringing essential medical services closer to communities that often go without.
The inaugural dfcu Bank and Rotary Uganda Health Camp, held at St. Paul Church of Uganda in Mbuya, Kampala, marked the start of a three-year partnership between the two organizations. Under the agreement, dfcu Bank has pledged UGX 1 billion (about $290,000) to fund free health services, education programs, and community outreach initiatives across the country.
The launch builds on both institutions’ track records in community service — dfcu Bank through its long-standing investment in social impact, and Rotary Uganda through its volunteer-driven humanitarian projects.
“This health camp marks the beginning of a journey that combines the strength of two purpose-driven organizations,” said Charles Mudiwa, dfcu Bank’s chief executive officer. “Through our partnership with Rotary Uganda, and a UGX 1 billion commitment, we are bringing healthcare closer to Ugandans, especially mothers, children, and working families.”
He added, “Humanity Day is dfcu’s way of reaffirming that true progress is not only measured in profits, but in people; in every life made healthier, stronger, and more hopeful.”
The event also coincided with the launch of dfcu Humanity Day, an annual day of service marking the bank’s founding on May 14, 1964. Each year, dfcu employees across Uganda will dedicate the day to community work — from hosting health camps and education drives to leading environmental conservation efforts.
Rotary Uganda welcomed the partnership as a natural extension of its community mission. Geoffrey Martin Kitakule, Governor of Rotary District 9213, said the initiative has already begun making a difference.
“Today, more than seven Rotary clubs have come together to work with dfcu Bank staff in service to the community,” Kitakule said. “Recently, with dfcu’s support, a team of Rotary surgeons treated over 6,000 people in Arua. This partnership enables us to expand such impactful initiatives across the country.”
The first camp in Mbuya offered free screening, counseling, and treatment for a wide range of conditions — including diabetes, cancer, malaria, HIV, and sickle cell disease — alongside maternal and child health care and youth-focused reproductive health education.
Organizers say similar health camps will be held throughout dfcu’s 55-branch network, extending preventive care to rural and underserved regions where late diagnosis and limited access to medical services continue to put lives at risk.
For both dfcu Bank and Rotary Uganda, the partnership signals a shared belief that health should not be a privilege tied to geography or income. It’s a reminder, as one volunteer nurse at the event put it, “that access to care begins with showing up for people — right where they are.”
