The African Development Bank will grant Uganda and Kenya $69.8 million to improve health facilities that deal with non-communicable diseases (NCDs) in the region.
Uganda will receive $46.5 million to improve the Uganda Cancer Institute (UCI) as part of a regional initiative to reduce the number of patients seeking treatment abroad. The Ugandan government will also invest $31 million in the project with the aim of turning UCI into a regional centre of excellence in cancer treatment.
