Lira, Uganda – Lira Regional Referral Hospital (LRRH) is set to host the Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the Uganda National Association of Hospital Administrators (UNAHA) on Friday, May 8, 2026, bringing together health service administrators from across the country.
The gathering will see delegates from UNAHA’s 135 members, who serve in General Hospitals, Regional Referral Hospitals, and National Specialized Hospitals across Uganda, convene in Lira to evaluate hospital performance and assess how administrative systems continue to support effective health service delivery.
Speaking ahead of the meeting, the President of the Association and Principal Hospital Administrator of LRRH, Mr. Peter Okello Odeke, emphasized that the AGM presents a critical opportunity for peer learning and systemic review.
“The AGM will provide an opportunity for members to review the performance of hospitals and assess how administrative systems continue to support effective health service delivery,” Mr. Odeke said.
He explained that the annual meeting is rotational in nature, deliberately designed to allow members to visit different health facilities across the country, share experiences, and learn best practices from one another.
“The rotational arrangement gives our members exposure to appreciate how different facilities operate. It enables administrators to learn innovative approaches and identify areas for improvement that can strengthen service delivery in their respective stations,” he added.
Mr. Odeke noted that Lira Regional Referral Hospital has over time hosted several benchmarking visits from other regional hospitals, a development he attributed to the hospital’s ongoing transformation and improvements in service delivery systems.
“We believe members attending this year’s AGM will have an opportunity to share experiences and learn from the strategies that have enabled LRRH to register accelerated transformation in key operational areas,” Mr. Odeke stated.
Beyond reviews and benchmarking, the AGM is also expected to elect new leadership for the Association, as the three-year term of the current executive comes to an end.
Hosting this year’s Hospital Administrators’ annual meeting, according to the organizers, demonstrates LRRH’s transformative leadership in driving quality healthcare services delivery while positioning the facility as a model for administrative excellence within Uganda’s public health sector.
