🇺🇬 Uganda
Last verified: July 2026 — validate with your local authorities during the annual update of the club directory.
1. Emergency numbers
| Service |
Number |
| General emergency (police, fire, medical) |
999 / 112 |
| National Emergency Call Centre (NECC), Police HQ |
0800 199 399 |
| Fire and Rescue Services |
0800 121 222 |
| KCCA ambulances (Kampala) |
0800 111 044 |
| Uganda Red Cross emergency line |
+256 800 100 066 (to be confirmed locally) |
Note: 999 works from fixed lines, 112 from mobile phones. Ambulance coverage is uneven outside Kampala — confirm the nearest hospital and private ambulance provider locally.
2. National disaster management
| Element |
In Uganda |
| National agency |
Department of Relief, Disaster Preparedness and Management — Office of the Prime Minister (OPM) — opm.go.ug |
| National response framework |
National Policy for Disaster Preparedness and Management (2010); coordination through the Inter-Agency Technical Committee |
| National coordination centre |
NECOC — National Emergency Coordination and Operations Centre (established 2014, with UNDP) — necoc.opm.go.ug |
| Territorial crisis authority |
District Disaster Management Committees (DDMC) down to sub-county and parish level |
| Citizen preparedness |
Community-based early-warning and volunteer networks coordinated by OPM and the Uganda Red Cross |
3. Alert systems
| System |
What it is |
Access |
| Uganda National Meteorological Authority (UNMA) |
Daily, dekadal and seasonal forecasts; flood and storm warnings; CAP alerts |
unma.go.ug / meteo.mwe.go.ug |
| NECOC early warning |
National multi-hazard early-warning dissemination (radio, SMS, telecom) |
necoc.opm.go.ug |
| Seasonal rainfall forecast |
UNMA MAM (March-May) and SOND (Sept-Dec) outlooks — key for flood/landslide season |
unma.go.ug |
| District radio & local leaders |
Primary last-mile channel for many rural communities |
Local |
4. Key non-Rotary actors
| Actor |
Role in disaster |
| Uganda Red Cross Society (URCS) |
Emergency shelter, first aid, relief distribution, family reunification, ambulances — 51 branches nationwide |
| Office of the Prime Minister (OPM) |
Government lead for relief and coordination |
| UN OCHA / UNHCR / IOM |
Humanitarian coordination and displacement response (large refugee-hosting country) |
| UNDP |
Support to NECOC and national early-warning systems |
| District Disaster Management Committees |
The club's institutional local contact — get known there BEFORE the crisis |
5. Dominant risks → guide cards
| Risk |
Where |
Card to print |
| Landslide |
Mount Elgon (Bududa, Manafwa, Sironko), Rwenzori |
Card A4 |
| Flood / flash flood |
Nationwide; Teso, Rwenzori, lakeshores, Kampala |
Card B2 |
| Drought |
Karamoja (north-east), cattle corridor |
Card C1 |
| Earthquake |
Western Uganda, Albertine Rift (Rwenzori, Kasese, Kisoro) |
Card A1 |
| Wildfire / bush fire |
Dry rangelands, Karamoja, savanna |
Card C2 |
| Locust invasion |
North-east (desert locust incursions from the Horn of Africa) |
Card C3 |
6. Equivalences with the guide's terms
| Generic term in the guide |
Ugandan equivalent |
| National disaster management agency |
OPM — Department of Relief, Disaster Preparedness and Management |
| National response plan |
National Policy for Disaster Preparedness and Management (2010) |
| National operations centre |
NECOC |
| Emergency medical service (EMS) |
999 / 112 ; KCCA and Red Cross ambulances |
| Territorial state authority |
District Disaster Management Committee (DDMC) |
| National meteorological service |
UNMA |
| Inter-agency coordination |
OPM Inter-Agency Technical Committee |
Donation tax rules: to be confirmed locally — verify the deductibility of donations to a Rotary club or foundation with a qualified Ugandan tax adviser (Uganda Revenue Authority, ura.go.ug).
7. Rotary section — to be completed by your club
| Element |
Your information |
| Rotary district |
____ |
| District Governor (DG) |
____ |
| District disaster officer (DRO/DRC) |
____ |
| ShelterBox contact |
____ |
| National coordination body (contact) |
____ |
| Neighbouring clubs (< 50 km) |
____ |
| Last update of this section |
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Sources: Uganda Police Force (upf.go.ug), Uganda National Web Portal (gou.go.ug), Wikipedia — List of emergency telephone numbers, Office of the Prime Minister (opm.go.ug), NECOC (necoc.opm.go.ug), Uganda National Meteorological Authority (unma.go.ug), Uganda Red Cross Society (redcrossug.org). Report any error: g.bourgogne.rtn@gmail.com