Health Care Services

In line with our objective to improve the quality and range of the medical services, IMG runs various specialist clinics at IHK. This provides our clientele a wide spectrum of specialised medical care. Experienced and well known doctors run the specialist clinics on regular basis.

• Dietetics
• Ear, Nose & Throat
• Obstetric & Gynaecology
• Neurosurgery
• Opthamology
• Orthopaedic
• Paediatrics
• Physician
• Psychiatry
• General Surgery

Antenatal Care and Deliveries

We have a well equipped obstetric department at International Hospital where we offer pregnant mothers a complete maternity service. This has a delivery suite, with two delivery rooms and a CTG (for monitoring the mother's contractions and the baby's heart during labour), a neonatal unit with incubators including a neonatal ventilator and a CTG. There is also a father's waiting area, plus obstetrics wards with ensuite bathrooms.

International Cover

We are also affiliated to Health Care International of Britain; a specialist medical insurance company that has designed an evacuation plan and an international travel plan suitable for our clients in Uganda. Clients who take out these plans will then have the services of Medex Emergency Assistance Centres in the USA, United Kingdom, Europe and South Africa.

Rescue and Evacuation

Rescue services are provided within Uganda by road and Air ambulance to International Hospital where the patient is stabilised. In the case where road evacuation is impractical air evacuation is carried out in association with Mission Aviation Fellowship (MAF) or AIRSERVE.

IAA has fully equipped ambulances with Life Support machines including defibrilators, oxygen, portable suction and ventilators. There are blood screening and bank facilities at International Hospital, modern casualty facilities and operating theatres as detailed above.

In Uganda, air evacuations can be carried out from the following Airstrips in rural areas - Adjumani, Amudat, Arua, Bundibujo, Fortportal, Gulu, Jinja, Kaabongo, Kalongo, Kasese, Kayonza, Kidepo, Kijura, Kisoro, Kitugumu, Koboko, Kotido, Lira, Masindi, Matanya, Mbarara, Mityana, Moroto, Moyo, Mweya, Nebbi, Pakuba, Paraa, and Soroti.

Evacuations from Uganda to other countries are provided in conjunction with SOS in South Africa, Flying Doctors and Intensive Care Air Ambulance in Nairobi. IAA can also arrange evacuation of patients to other parts of the world and send a doctor or a nurse with the patient.

Access to Hospital Care

Patients are admitted to International Hospital Kampala in Old Kampala - our own private hospital that is equipped with the facilities for stabilisation, investigation, medical and surgical treatment as necessary for the patient.

The facilities and equipment include two modern operating theatres, a high dependency unit (HDU) with two beds, imaging services: x-ray (static machine with horizontal/vertical floating table for whole body x-ray), C arm for imaging within theatre, Ultrasonography, mammography (Breast X-ray for cancer screening), electrocardiograph facilities (both 12 lead ECG and Stress ECG), ECHO cardiography and colour doppler (for detecting deep venous thrombosis).

Specialist Clinics

The following specialists clinics are available at the hospital: neurology clinic, paediatric clinic, well baby clinic, antenatal clinic, antenatal classes, obstetrics/ gynaecology clinic, physician's (cardiology/diabetic) clinic, ENT, orthopaedic clinic, psychiatry clinic, physiotherapy clinic (IHK and IAA) and dental clinic (IMC).

IAA Medical Schemes

IMG has a number of medical insurance schemes. These are some of the services that members of medical insurance schemes can access:

Consultations and Investigations : These can be carried out at any of our centres.
X- rays: X-rays and scans are carried out at International Hospital Kampala.

Drugs and medications are dispensed from our own pharmacies at all our centres.

Members are also entitled to Immunization and vaccination procedures that fall under the UNEPI guidelines, i.e. BCG, OPV, DPT, HIB, HepB. Out patient Surgery is carried out at International Hospital Kampala by our consultant surgeons.

Maternal and pre-natal advice is available on some of our medical schemes. We have Antenatal clinics on specific days at IAA and IHK. Antenatal classes conducted by the midwife are held weekly at IHK. There is also a baby clinic at IHK and a regular paediatric clinic at IAA.

STDs and HIV opportunistic infections are covered for members on corporate schemes. Voluntary counseling and testing for HIV is available.

Health Education which includes sensitizing of members about any disease out-breaks, and the prevention of common illnesses such as Malaria, asthma, diabetes, hypertension, heart disease, cancer and HIV through the publication of health education leaflets.

Health Insurance

IAA is a Health Management Organisation that provides affordable medical insurance schemes that cater for individuals, families and companies.

The schemes address the inevitable health issues that occur. By having the International Hospital, International Medical Centre and International Medical Centre Dental as affiliates, IAA is able to provide diverse and comprehensive services in line with it's mission " to provide a complete medical service with compassionate nursing, excellent patient conditions with modern equipment".

IAA works hand-in-hand with Healthcare International. Healthcare International specialises in providing world-wide private medical and related personal insurance.

Together we offer world-wide cover to companies and individuals in the event that a medical emergency arises while traveling outside Uganda. Emergency Medical Evacuations from Uganda to either South Africa or Kenya are arranged through MEDEX Assit, which has calling centers around the world that can be used in case of medical emergency.

Insurance Details

IAA Medical Services and Healthcare International

Types of cover:

Personal International

Other types of cover