Govt unveils five-year rehabilitation plan to improve disability support services

The government has launched Uganda’s first National Rehabilitation and Assistive Technology Strategic Plan (2025–2030), with officials admitting that poor coordination, delayed intervention and shortages of specialised health workers have for years undermined rehabilitation and disability support services across the country.

The five-year strategy, unveiled on Friday by the Ministry of Health alongside development partners and disability advocates, aims to improve access to rehabilitation and assistive technology services, including wheelchairs, crutches, hearing aids and other…