Uganda has increased its allocation to the health sector from Ush1.8 trillion ($470.6 million) in the 2017/18 financial year to Ush2.3 trillion ($595.6 million), apparently in what some see as an a response to last year’s backlash from the donor community when the government reduced the nominal value of Ministry of Health’s funding by Ush6 billion ($1.5 million).
Officials at the ministry say the increased allocation is intended to start the country on a journey to universal healthcare and reduce dependence on donor funding.
