Who Holds the Record · country brief · data as of 2026-10-01Who holds the health record in Uganda?
In 2026, Uganda scores 39 of 100 on a person's right to see, control and share their own health record: rank 98= of 196 countries (likely range 79 to 133), in the Weak band (25 to 44). Who holds the keys: State. Source: Who Holds the Record, SuperTruth, data as of 2026-10-01.
A 2019 data law bans selling personal data, but records stay locked in each hospital and the Ministry, not the patient, owns them.
Published · updated · data as of 2026-10-01 · research tool, not legal advice
Can I get my health records in Uganda?
Access to the full record scores 45 of 100 in Uganda, against a median of 43 across 196 countries. The 2019 Act lets a patient confirm what a provider holds, get a description and learn who received it, within 30 days and with no listed fee. The right to a full copy rests on a 2009 Ministry charter, and there is no national portal.
Can I control who sees my health record in Uganda?
Control and consent scores 30 of 100 in Uganda, against a median of 30 across 196 countries. The 2019 Act requires consent but lets providers process data for medical purposes without it, and the right to object does not cover those cases. A 2025 health deal gives the US government logins to nine national health systems for seven years.
Eight rights, against Botswana, Côte d'Ivoire, Ghana and the EU
| Patient access to the full record20% | 45 | 45 · 35 · 40 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Patient control and consent20% | 30 | 30 · 30 · 30 | |
| Privacy and security15% | 48 | 58 · 48 · 45 | |
| Connected care journey15% | 35 | 28 · 38 · 35 | |
| Protection from commercial use10% | 50 | 48 · 45 · 48 | |
| Clinician access at the point of care10% | 25 | 22 · 36 · 28 | |
| Research and trial consent5% | 46 | 49 · 49 · 49 | |
| Clinical AI governance5% | 25 | 40 · 25 · 40 |
Black dot: Uganda. Hollow dots: Botswana, Côte d'Ivoire, Ghana (scores on the right, same order). Grey line: median of all 196 countries. Dashed teal line: EU median. Overall: Uganda 39, EU median 61. Scores move in steps of about 5; read the rank with its likely range.
What would Uganda need to change to score higher?
Uganda sits in Weak (25 to 44); Mixed starts at 45. The two rights furthest below the 196-country median, weighted, are clinician access at the point of care (25, median 34) and connected care journey (35, median 38). The published rubric reads:
- Clinician access at the point of care: Treating clinicians able to see the full record across providers, under consent and emergency rules.
- Connected care journey: Primary care, hospitals, labs, pharmacy, claims and public health linked to one record and used at national scale.
Which laws give health record rights in Uganda?
- Data Protection and Privacy Act, 2019 (2019): Health is special data; access within 30 days; immediate breach notice; sale of personal data is a crime.
- Data Protection and Privacy Regulations, 2021 (2021): Seven-day decision on access requests, breach notice forms, registration of controllers and fees.
- Patients' Charter (Ministry of Health) (2009): Policy: right to a copy of medical records; disclosure only with consent; Ministry owns records.
Strain and split context, not scored
- Doctors per 10,000
- 2.1 2024
- Nurses and midwives per 10,000
- 23.3 2024
- Private insurance + out-of-pocket
- 34.1% 2023
- Record reaches private care?
- unknown
Published stories
- 2026-02-25 · Daily Express (Uganda) High Court orders charity clinic to pay damages over wrong test result on file
- 2026-08-05 · The Investigator News Journalist says hospital gave his test results to security officers, not to him
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