UAPC is the largest gathering of researchers, practitioners, advocates and policymakers working on alcohol policy in Uganda. The conference is sponsored by IOGT-NTO movement and organized by UAPA in partnership with Ministry of Health and Makerere University School of Public Health.
The call for abstracts are opened for the 2026 Uganda Alcohol Policy Conference (UAPC26), which will convene in Kampala, Uganda, at Hotel Africana, on November 25–26, 2026. The event focuses on the theme "Beyond Alcohol Harm: Whole-of-Society Action for Health and Socio-Economic Wellbeing" and outlines eight specific sub-themes for submissions.
Promote partnership
Propel policy action
provide a platform for reseach and learning
UAPC is the largest gathering of researchers, practitioners, advocates and policymakers working on alcohol policy in Uganda. The conference is sponsored by IOGT-NTO movement and organized by UAPA in partnership with Ministry of Health and Makerere University School of Public Health.
Alcohol consumption in Uganda contributes to various health issues, including liver diseases, mental health disorders, and NCDs, road traffic accidents, intimate partner violence, and increased hospital admissions risk sexual behaviours, increased economic burden, perpetuating cycles of poverty and inequality
