Kumi Town, commonly refeered to as Kumi, is a town in the Eastern Region of Uganda. It is the main municipal, administrative, and commercial center in Kumi District and is the site of the district headquarters.

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Church Missionary Society (CMS) established Kumi Hospital (KH) in 1929 as a Leprosy Centre to cater for those affected by leprosy all over the Eastern and Northern regions of Uganda and Southern Sudan. Currently, it serves a population of approximately 4 million people. KH is a member of the Uganda Protestant Medical Bureau (UPMB); it is therefore a Private Not-for-Profit (PNFP) institution. The hospital is a registered entity and accredited by the Ministry of Health (MoH). Since its inception in 1929, Kumi Hospital has made a transformation from being a disability center to a general hospital. It has since increased its operations substantially amidst challenges and has changed its methods of work to suit the situations.

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