Museveni got a global award over COVID-19 fight. The awards organised by the Livelihood Development Initiatives International, Intergovernmental Authority for Development (IGAD), Global World Canada, and The African Union, where the event was scheduled  at the First International Post-Covid Conference in Toronto, Canada from July 11-13 2024. 

President Museveni received Revolutionary Leader Of All Times Award At Pan African Pyramid Global Awards 2024 organised by the Pan African Pyramid forum, which is an intellectual non partisan discussion forum built on the Pillars of Pan-Africanism, Patriotism and Nationalism whose Ideal is to revive intellectual discourse among the youths with a bias of reconstructing our lost Pan Africanism, patriotism and Nationalism Values and spirit.

In March 2002, Museveni became the first individual to receive a Commonwealth Award for his leadership in fighting HIV/AIDS. This was awarded to him due to his personal leadership and strong commitment on fighting against HIV/AIDs epidemic.