IUIU AI Research Project · Uganda

Your Trusted AI Health
Assistant for Uganda

uHealth provides instant, reliable health guidance tailored to Uganda's most pressing health challenges — from malaria prevention to maternal care and beyond.

Explore Conditions
⚠️ Medical Disclaimer: uHealth provides health information only. Always consult a qualified health professional for diagnosis and treatment. In emergencies, call 999 or visit your nearest health facility.
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16M+
Malaria cases in Uganda/year
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336
Maternal deaths per 100k births
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1.4M
People living with HIV in Uganda
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47%
Uganda with clean water access
45M+
Population of Uganda (2024)
94%
Response accuracy target
24/7
Always available health support
10+
Health topics covered

Uganda's Key Health Challenges

uHealth is trained on Uganda-specific health information. Ask about any of these topics to get tailored, localised guidance.

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Malaria
Uganda has one of the highest malaria burdens globally. Learn about symptoms, prevention (ITNs, IRS), and treatment options including ACT therapy available at health centres.
SymptomsPreventionHigh Risk
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HIV / AIDS
Uganda's HIV prevalence is 5.4%. Learn about prevention, Testing & Counselling (HTC) sites, ART availability under Uganda's free treatment programme, and living positively.
PreventionART TreatmentFree Testing
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Tuberculosis (TB)
TB is a leading cause of death in Uganda. It is curable with the 6-month DOTS regimen. Get guidance on symptoms, GeneXpert testing centres, and drug-resistant TB (MDR-TB).
DOTS TherapyGeneXpertInfectious
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Maternal Health
Improving maternal outcomes remains critical in Uganda. Learn about antenatal care (ANC) schedules, safe delivery at health facility level II–IV, postnatal care, and PMTCT.
ANCPostnatalPMTCT
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Cholera & Typhoid
Waterborne diseases remain prevalent in Uganda due to limited clean water access. Learn prevention, ORS treatment for cholera, typhoid vaccination, and safe water practices.
Water SafetyORSVaccination
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Child Immunisation
Uganda's EPI programme offers free vaccines including BCG, OPV, DPT-HepB-Hib, PCV, Rotavirus, MR, and HPV. Learn the schedule and nearest vaccination points.
EPI ScheduleFree VaccinesUnder-5s
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NCDs — Diabetes & Hypertension
Non-communicable diseases are rising rapidly in Uganda. Get guidance on screening, lifestyle changes, medication access, and managing chronic conditions at regional health facilities.
ScreeningLifestyleRising Burden
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Mental Health
Mental health is often stigmatised but critical. Learn about Butabika National Referral Hospital, community mental health services, depression, anxiety, and support resources in Uganda.
ButabikaCommunity CareBreak Stigma
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Nutrition & Malnutrition
Uganda has a 29% stunting rate in children under 5. Learn about MUAC screening, RUTF treatment, breastfeeding guidelines, micronutrient supplementation, and CMAM programmes.
MUACStuntingUnder-5s
How It Works

Instant AI-Powered Health Guidance

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Ask Your Health Question

Type any health question — in plain language. Ask about symptoms, prevention, treatments, or where to seek care in Uganda.

2

AI Analyses Your Query

uHealth uses advanced AI (Claude by Anthropic) grounded in Uganda-specific health knowledge — MOH guidelines, WHO protocols, and local health context.

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Get Localised Guidance

Receive tailored health information with Uganda-specific context — including health facility levels, free services under NMS, and local prevention strategies.

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Know When to Seek Care

uHealth always tells you when to see a doctor. It provides escalation guidance for emergencies and never replaces professional medical consultation.

uHealth Assistant
● Online · Uganda
What are symptoms of malaria?
Malaria symptoms in Uganda typically appear 10–15 days after an infected mosquito bite. Key signs include: fever (often cyclical), chills, severe headache, vomiting, and fatigue.

⚠️ In children: watch for fast breathing, seizures, or difficulty waking — these are danger signs requiring immediate hospital care.
Where can I get treatment near me?

Built for Uganda.
Grounded in Research.

uHealth is an AI-powered healthcare chatbot developed by Mugisha Hassan as an academic research project at the Islamic University in Uganda (IUIU). It applies SDLC principles, NLP, and transformer-based AI to address Uganda's healthcare access gap.

🎓 IUIU Computer Science 🤖 NLP & Deep Learning 🏥 MOH Uganda Guidelines 📋 SDLC-Compliant 🌍 WHO Protocols

Project Details

An academic AI healthcare chatbot built using Transformer NLP with a safety-first, Agile development methodology — as documented in the supporting SDLC research paper.

Developer Mugisha Hassan
Institution IUIU — Islamic University in Uganda
AI Model Claude (Anthropic) · Transformer NLP
Methodology 7-Stage Agile SDLC
Domain Uganda Healthcare · Public Health
Status ● Active Research Build
uHealth Assistant
Online · Uganda Health AI
👋 Muliwaanyisa! I'm uHealth Your AI health assistant built for Uganda by Mugisha Hassan (IUIU). I can help with malaria, HIV/AIDS, TB, maternal health, nutrition, and more.

Ask me anything about health in Uganda — in English or simple terms.