MoH request to comment on updated draft HFS – June 2015
The Ugandan Ministry of Health issues a request to the P4H Network to review the updated Health Financing Strategy. 2015_05_01_UGA_HFS_Draft 2015_06_10_UGA_MoH_request_HFS_review The preparations for a joint response can be viewed on the Ugandan Forum pages.
New draft HFS circulated for comments – April 2015
Update 17 April 2015: All comments on the draft Health Financing Strategy can be accessed here. --------------- Source: The World Bank (Peter Okwero), 7 April 2015 Please find attached an update of the Ugandan draft Health Financing Strategy (HFS). The draft is...
Ugandan team participates in P4H Leadership programme – Nov 2014
After a series of consultations (see forum for details) Ugandan team participates in the second module of the P4H Leadership for UHC programme. [Forum link: /forums/topic/exploring-possible-participation-of-uga-in-uhc-leadership-programme/ ] Besides the learning and...
Reaching out to the Hon. Minister of Health – HFS policy brief, Feb 2014
Following the discussions of the HDP core team on 14 Jan 2014 (minutes), the Development Partners send a policy brief concerning the health financing strategy (HFS) to the Hon. Minister of Health:
WHO, WB and AfDB comments on draft HFS (Version4,/10/2013)
Jan 2014: more comments on HFS from AfDB : 2014_01_17_HF_Strategy_comments_AfDB Oct 2013: Below are the comments from WHO and WB on the current draft Health Financing Strategy (version 4). Respective internal mail exchanges including the P4H CD mail to the...
Notes of HDP Core Team Meeting -/01/2014
The meeting deliberated on the status of the Health Financing Strategy and proposed measures for consideration by Health Development Partners (HDPs) to expedite the development of the strategy. The meeting noted (a) the development of the strategy has been bogged by...
New HFS draft – 5/10/2013
On 5 Oct, the Senior Presidential Advisor for Health and Population, Dr. Speciosa Wandira-Kazibwe circulates a new draft of the Health Financing Strategy 2013-2023. She specifically indicates that this is a draft for the Health Policy Advisory Committee (HPAC), and...
Presidential Advisor speaks at GIC UHC Forum in Bonn, Germany
On 26 Aug 2013, Dr. Speciosa Wandira-Kazibwe, Presidential Advisor on Health and Population, Ministry of Health, Uganda gave a key note address in the GIC Forum on Health and Social Protection, Universal Health Coverage: From Promise to Practice. In a forthright...
P4H mission 1-19 July 2013: CD summary report
The MoH Uganda, through the WR Uganda, requested the P4H network to support the finalisation of their health financing strategy (HFS). The invitation was well recieved, in particular after a period of reduced interactions with the P4H network in 2012 mainly due to...
Stakeholder HFS workshop, 3-4 July 2013 in Kampala
The MoH invited 100+ stakeholders, mainly from the health sector, for a 2-day workshop in preparation of a health financing strategy (HFS). The new Minister of Health (HE Dr. Ruhakana Rugunda) expressed his commitment to UHC, the need for effective, efficient and...
HF Team working on an advanced HFS draft – July 2013
Some members of the Uganda HF Team comprising the MoH team (Francis Runumi, Robert Basaza, Tom Aliti), the Senior Presidential Advisor HE Speciosa Kazibwe, Peter Okewero (WB), Juliet Bataringaya (WHO), Olivia Nieveras (GIZ consultant), Paranie Navaratnasamy (USAID)...
Ugandan team attends (P4H) WBI-WHO-GIZ training in Kenya – June 2013
The Ugandan team working on a HFS participates in a training on HF organised by the World Bank Institute in collaboration with WHO and GIZ (funded by GIZ/P4H). The P4H CD made an effort to link this capacity building exercise with an upcoming P4H mission scheduled for...
The story of two HFS drafts…June 2013
The MoH has been working on a HFS draft with support from WHO and the WB since 2012, though with varied levels of intensity. MoH draft HFS Section 1 and 2 At the same time, the Presidential Advisor on Health and Population has carried out a number of consultations...
Request for support to HFS -/05/2013
Message from WR Uganda: 'Please find attached request for Technical Support to consolidate and finalize the HFS before close of the financial year 2012/13' Request for Support to Finalise the health Financing Strategy for Uganda
GIZ – assessment of P4H engagement
P4H support process somewhat stalled due to staff changes at MoH; though P4H CD kept on monitoring the situation on the ground GIZ - assessment of P4H support in 4 selected countries also included an assessment of the joint support process to Uganda (on p.6 ff. of the...