ROSACU Advances 2030 Goals through Strategic Leadership Training
The Road Safety Advocacy Coalition Uganda (ROSACU) has taken another significant step toward strengthening road safety advocacy in Uganda following a high-level leadership capacity-building workshop convened in Kampala for CEOs and heads of ROSACU working groups. The strategic engagement was facilitated by ROSACU’s funding and technical partners, the Global Health Advocacy Incubator (GHAI) and the […]
Road Safety and Communication
Road safety communication is far more than simply sharing information with the public. It is a powerful tool for influencing behaviour, shaping policy discussions, mobilizing communities, and ensuring that preventable deaths and injuries are not ignored. In Uganda, where road crashes continue to claim lives and leave many others injured, communication remains one of the […]
Flood Crisis in Kampala and Its Toll on Boda boda Operators
The boda boda industry, which is responsible for providing 47 percent of the city’s transport operations, is currently facing a severe flooding crisis due to the increasing frequency of floods in the Kampala Metropolitan Area. During the rainy season, boda bodas often become the transport of choice, especially on days filled with heavy rain, flooding, […]
The Need to Shift Speed Limit Decisions to Local Authorities
Uganda’s centralized speed limit system has been identified as a key contributor to persistent road safety challenges, with stakeholders now calling for urgent reforms to give local governments and urban authorities greater control over speed management. At the center of this push is growing concern that national speed regulations are not adequately addressing real-life conditions […]
The Need to Shift Speed Limit Decisions to Local Authorities
Uganda’s centralized speed limit system has been identified as a key contributor to persistent road safety challenges, with stakeholders now calling for urgent reforms to give local governments and urban authorities greater control over speed management. At the center of this push is growing concern that national speed regulations are not adequately addressing real-life conditions […]
The Road Safety Chronicle – Vol. February 2026
In this February edition of The Road Safety Chronicle, we highlight ROSACU’s bold agenda to make Uganda’s roads safer and healthier for all. Our priorities include stronger enforcement of road safety laws, improved infrastructure, expanded research, safer school zones, enhanced public transport, boda-boda safety programs, public awareness campaigns, and strengthened emergency response systems. Chairperson Fred […]
ROSACU Members Join Forces to Combat HIV in Transport Corridors
Members of the Road Safety Advocacy Coalition Uganda (ROSACU) have joined forces to address the growing risk of HIV transmission along Uganda’s busy transport corridors, integrating road safety advocacy with public health action. In recent months, coalition members have intensified awareness campaigns highlighting the reality that road crash emergencies can expose victims, Good Samaritans, and […]
ROSACU’s Strategic Roadmap for the Year
SAFETY LEARNING: HIV Risks in Crash Scenarios
When caught up in a chaotic crash scene involving blood, confusion, and multiple injuries, rescuers’ first instinct is to get victims out as quickly as possible. In this urgency, untrained Good Samaritans may ignore serious but less obvious risks, such as exposure to infected blood from multiple injured individuals. This blood can easily come into […]
ROSACU’s 2025 Achievements as 2026 Unfolds: A New Year of Advocacy, Partnership, and Progress
As Uganda enters another year of collective action for safer roads, the Road Safety Advocacy Coalition Uganda (ROSACU) reflects with pride on a year defined by bold advocacy, strengthened partnerships, and transformative policy gains. Through close collaboration with government institutions, development partners, particularly the Global Health Advocacy Incubator (GHAI), and a growing network of civil […]