Uganda

During 4-7 March, 2019, a team of eight health practitioners from Bangladesh visited Uganda to participate in South-South Collaboration programme to learn about health systems innovations in Uganda. That collaboration programme...

December 12, is Universal Health Coverage (UHC) day, celebrated across the world. Universal Health Coverage means that all people should receive the health services they need without suffering financial hardship when accessing and...

In the year 2014 the Parliament of Uganda started a Department of Research Services (DRS). The department is mandated with the role of providing non-partisan and well researched information to MPs for plenary debates, committee or...

The role of a policy implementation barometer in South Africa and Uganda. An innovative tool to support effective monitoring of policy decisions and their implementation

As the third #InformalTalks Webinar "Informal Economy and Social Protection - How to extend social protection to informal workers?" on 4 October 2018 at 11am (CET) is approaching, the RNSF team is pleased to introduce one of its...

School of Public Health, through the European Union (EU) funded SPEED project, launched a book on universal health coverage in Uganda. The book, titled “ Universal Health Coverage in Uganda- Looking Back and Forward to Speed up...

The government of Uganda has committed to work towards achieving universal health coverage (UHC) with essential health and related health services needed for promotion of a healthy and productive life. This vision is espoused in...

The Makerere University School of Public Health, through the European Union (EU) funded SPEED project, has launched a book on universal health coverage in Uganda. The book, titled “ Universal Health Coverage in Uganda- Looking...

BACKGROUND In Uganda, approximately 16 million malaria cases are reported, and over 6,000 deaths annually. Every day, up to 16 people die in Uganda, as a result of preventable Malaria. This situation has become Uganda the 9 th...

The 71 st World Health Assembly was held in Geneva, May 21 st -26 th 2018. The World Health Assembly is the decision-making body of the World Health Organisation (WHO). It is attended by delegations from all WHO Member States and...