Uganda Red Cross Society works with an extensive network of 51 branches, which are based countrywide to give fast on-ground response during times of emergency, working with local communities in the respective areas. This branch network has over 300 staff, that support the members and volunteers.
Uganda Red Cross Society is a membership humanitarian organization incorporated in 1964, by an enactment of the Red Cross Act, Cap 57 of the laws of Uganda. URCS became a member of the International Federation of the Red Cross and Red Crescent in 1965.