Poland–Uganda relations

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During World War II, 6,443 Poles refugees from occupied Poland, including 704 men (mostly elders), 2,833 women and 2,906 children, were admitted to Uganda. 3,635 Poles stayed in Masindi, 2,800 stayed in Koja, and 8 stayed in Kampala.{{Sfn|Wróbel|2003|p=160}} A consulate of Poland was located in Kampala from 1943 to 1945.{{cite book|last1=Ceranka|first1=Paweł|last2=Szczepanik|first2=Krzysztof|year=2020|title=Urzędy konsularne Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej 1918–1945. Informator archiwalny|language=pl|location=Warszawa|publisher=Naczelna Dyrekcja Archiwów Państwowych, Ministerstwo Spraw Zagranicznych|page=175|isbn=978-83-65681-93-5}} After the war, the Polish refugees were gradually repatriated to Europe. In 1948, there were still 1,387 Poles in Uganda.{{Sfn|Wróbel|2003|p=249}} The remaining Polish refugees most likely left Uganda by 1952.Wróbel, p. 256 A preserved remnant of Polish refugees in Uganda is the Our Lady Queen of Poland Catholic Church near Masindi.

Wanda Błeńska, Polish leprosy expert, and former resistance member during World War II, was the physician-in-chief of the Buluba Hospital from 1951 to 1983. She developed the hospital into an internationally recognized modern centre for leprosy treatment.{{cite book |last=Judycki |first=Zbigniew Andrzej |title=Lekarze polskiego pochodzenia w świecie |year=2020 |isbn=978-83-936896-5-1 |location=Kielce |page=17 |language=pl}}{{cite journal |last1=Stafford |first1=Ned |year=2015 |title=Wanda Blenska |url=http://www.bmj.com/content/350/bmj.h640 |journal=BMJ |volume=350 |page=h640 |doi=10.1136/bmj.h640 |s2cid=220104724|url-access=subscription }} {{Relevance inline|date=December 2023}}

Diplomatic relations were established in 1963, shortly after the Ugandan declaration of independence.

Polish Franciscans built deep wells, schools and the Health Center in Kakooge, co-funded by the Polish government. The Polish Medical Mission provided professional courses for Ugandan medical workers, and renovated and donated specialized equipment to the Health Center in Kakooge.{{cite web|url=https://pmm.org.pl/uganda|title=Uganda|website=Polska Misja Medyczna|access-date=9 December 2023|language=pl}} The Emergency Medical Team of the Polish Center for International Aid supported a regional hospital in Koboko, where refugees of the South Sudanese Civil War were treated.{{cite web|url=https://pcpm.org.pl/en/our-projects/south-sudan-and-uganda-nutrition-and-medical-aid|title=South Sudan and Uganda: Nutrition and medical aid|website=Polish Center for International Aid|access-date=9 December 2023}} In July 2021, Poland sent medics to help combat the COVID-19 pandemic in Uganda.{{cite web|url=https://polskieradio24.pl/5/1222/artykul/2780627,polscy-medycy-leca-do-ugandy-maja-pomoc-w-walce-z-covid19|title=Polscy medycy lecą do Ugandy. Mają pomóc w walce z COVID-19|website=PolskieRadio24.pl|date=29 July 2021|access-date=9 December 2023|language=pl}}

• Poland is accredited to Uganda from its embassy in Nairobi.
• Uganda is accredited to Poland from its embassy in Berlin.

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