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Health Sector Profile of Uganda<\/strong><\/p>\n The sector is guided by the\u00a0 Health Sector Development Plan (HSDP) 2015\/16 – 2019\/20 aimed at achieving Uganda Vision 2040 of a healthy and productive population that contributes to socioeconomic growth and national development. The goal of the Plan is to accelerate movement towards Universal Health Coverage (UHC) with essential health and related services needed for promotion of a healthy and productive life. The health sector contributes to the third objective of the second National Development Plan (NDP II), \u2018to enhance human capital development\u2019. The sector focuses on increasing access to quality health services. The contribution of the sector is pursued through three key outcomes namely:<\/p>\n Strategic Objectives<\/strong><\/p>\n The strategic objectives of the HSDP are as follows;<\/p>\n A healthy and productive population will achieved \u00a0through provision of accessible and quality health care to all people in Uganda through delivery of promotive, preventive, curative, palliative and rehabilitative care (Second National Development Plan [NDP II] 2015\/16-2019\/20).<\/p>\n Key Government\u00a0 interventions<\/strong><\/p>\n The interventions in FY 2018\/19 will include the following among others;<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n Funding the health sector <\/strong>The allocations to health sector for FY 2018\/19 \u00a0is about Shs 2.3 Trillion when compared to allocation of<\/p>\n 1,828.07 billion in FY 2017\/18.<\/p>\n Key players in the health sector<\/strong><\/p>\n The key players in the provision of health services\u00a0\u00a0 include the following;<\/p>\n Health sector performance<\/strong><\/p>\n The following are the key sector outcome indicators in 2017\/18;<\/p>\n Attaining a good standard of health for all Ugandans is\u00a0 major priority of this Government. The following interventions\u00a0 are being undertaken in FY 2017\/18:-<\/p>\n Ministry of Health (MOH)<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n MOH\u00a0<\/a>\u00a0is a government body set up with the\u00a0responsibility of policy formulation and policy dialogue with Health Development Partners, resource mobilization and budgeting, strategic planning, regulation, advising other ministries on health matters, setting standards and quality assurance, capacity development and technical support, provision of nationally coordinated services such as epidemic control, coordination of health research and monitoring and evaluation of the overall sector performance.<\/p>\n National Medical Stores<\/strong><\/a> National Drug Authority<\/strong><\/a> Uganda National Health Research Organisation<\/strong><\/a>\n
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\n<\/strong>NMS is responsible for ensuring continuous distribution of pharmaceutical products in a financially viable and sustainable manner. The\u00a0Ministry of Health directs distributions to the Districts<\/p>\n
\nThe National Drug Authority was established as a regulatory body responsible for regulation of drugs in the country. It was established by the National Drug Policy and Authority (NDP\/A) Act, Cap. 206 to ensure the availability at all times of essential, efficacious and cost effective drugs to the entire population of Uganda as a means of providing satisfactory health care and safeguarding the appropriate use of drugs. The NDA is responsible for licensing and regulating the delivery of pharmaceuticals in Uganda and for testing all drugs including bioavailability and bioequivalence testing.<\/p>\n
\n<\/strong>Responsible for coordination, alignment and harmonization of health research in the country. It is the body that sets priorities for essential national health research and adherence to research ethics and good practice. It comprises of two research institutes namely:<\/p>\n\n