Six programmes, one way of working: nurses and midwives taking care to where people live.
A health worker led organisation, run in the open.
In one line
Next General Assembly: 12 December 2026, Rakai Town.
Facts about MANCOJoin us
Nurses and midwives join as members and run the organisation. Everyone else can join as an associate, give a Saturday, or bring their organisation alongside.
Membership
Set out in our constitution. Every member has the same protection from discrimination, whoever they are.
Nurses, midwives and other health workers who complete the membership process.
Subscription: to be set by the General Assembly
Anyone who shares our aims: students, teachers, retired health workers, Ugandans abroad, friends of MANCO.
Subscription: to be set by the General Assembly
The nurses and midwives who formed MANCO and signed the Constitution in 2022.
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Your rights as a member
In a democratic organisation, members decide the things that affect them.
Every member directly elects the officers, the Executive Board and their Center leaders.
A full and open account of MANCO's finances, every year.
Members may disagree with the leadership without fear.
Members can debate the direction of the organisation at any General Assembly.
Changes to the Constitution and to membership dues need a members' vote.
Any issue is handled in a fair, unbiased and timely way.
Apply
Your nearest Center will call you to confirm your details, explain the subscription and welcome you to the next council meeting.
Membership Pledge (draft)
I will care for the people I serve with skill, honesty and compassion. I will treat every colleague with respect. I will take part in the life of my Center, and I will use my voice for health as a human right.
This pledge does not ask any member to give up their legal rights.
MANCO is limited by guarantee. Each member agrees to contribute UGX 100,000 towards winding up costs if MANCO is ever dissolved. There is no other liability.
Volunteer
Outreach days need far more than clinicians. We need people to register patients, translate, keep the queue moving, pack the car and take photos with consent.
Partner with us
Health facilities, schools, faith groups, businesses, Ugandans abroad and other charities with aims like ours. Our constitution lets the Board affiliate with national and international organisations.
Start a conversationYour team's name on one Saturday clinic, with a full report afterwards.
Back one Center's causes for a year.
Lend a compound, a hall or a vehicle for a day.
Training, accounting, IT or photography, given pro bono.
Fill in the membership form on our Join page. Your nearest Center will contact you, confirm your details and explain the subscription. Members can vote in elections, stand for office and join a Center.
Yes. Anyone who shares our aims can become an associate member. Associate members can attend General Assemblies and volunteer, but do not vote in officer elections or hold office.
Yes. Outreach days need people to help with registration, crowd care, translation, packing and photography (with consent). Fill in the volunteer form and tell us what you are good at.
