Governance of the initiative
SAS Dial Initiative is governed by a board of trustees, supported by four committees.
Board of trustees
The trustees hold the purpose of the initiative in trust. They set its strategy, approve its budget and carry responsibility for everything done in its name.
Dr. Joseph Mwesige
Ms. Tabitha Mwesige
Counsel Brian Tendo
Mr. Daniel Nyakana
Ms. Jessica Katumba
Ms. Racheal Abaho
Eng. Gilbert Mwambu
Board committees
Each committee reports to the board with findings and recommendations.
Finance and audit
Reviews management accounts, income against budget and the reserves position. Oversees the annual audit or independent examination. Tests that restricted funds were spent on their stated purpose. Reviews payments made to or received from any related party.
Clinical quality
Reviews the clinical reporting from the programme, covering dialysis adequacy, infection control, machine and water treatment maintenance, adverse events and complaints. Satisfies the board that subsidised patients receive the same standard of care as any other.
Fundraising
Oversees appeals, partnerships and donor care. Checks that no fundraising claim outruns what the programme can evidence. Approves the wording of published reporting before it is issued.
Technology and innovation
Oversees the dialysis equipment and the water treatment that dialysate depends on, including maintenance and replacement planning. Reviews the records that show which patients were treated and which sessions were funded, and the reporting drawn from them. Oversees remote follow up for patients who live far from the clinic, so that a review does not always require the journey. Reviews the screening data on where kidney disease is being found.
Management systems
The initiative builds its governance and accountability on formal management systems rather than on informal practice, so that accountability does not rest on who happens to be in post.
ISO 9001:2026 Quality Management Systems
Governs how the dialysis programme is run, reviewed and improved, and how the records of treatment are kept.
ISO/IEC 27001:2022 Information Security Management Systems
Governs patient records and donor information, covering who may see them, how they are held and how long they are kept.
The initiative is implementing both standards in partnership with the ISO Certification Uganda Project.
SAS Lweza Clinic
The renal clinic and haemodialysis programme was launched and hosted by SAS Lweza Clinic in Seguku, and treatment continues to be delivered there by its renal team. Which patients need dialysis, and on what schedule, is a clinical judgement made by the clinicians.
The licence held by the clinic, the separate standing of the two organisations and the payment terms between them are set out on the about page.
