MoH released the updated National Essential Healthcare Package for Uganda
Date : 18 October 2024
Venue : Kampala, Uganda
The Uganda National Minimum Health
Care Package (UNMHCP) was developed in 1999 and has undergone periodic reviews
overtime. As Uganda continues to undergo significant changes in its social,
demographic, economic, and epidemiological structure, it has re-defined its
national strategic direction through the Vision 2040, the National Development
Plan III, and the National Health Policy III. The country is also committed to
achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) and Universal Health Coverage
(UHC) agendas by the year 2030.
In light of these changes, the
Ministry of Health set out to review the existing UNMHCP and develop a new Uganda
National Essential Health Care Package (UNEHCP) that reflects the country’s
commitment to the SDG and UHC agenda, recognizes the current constraints to
effective service delivery (resources, technologies, and system capacities,
among others), and is aligned to Uganda’s new national strategic
direction. This essential health care package provides a framework for
directed planning and investment for health service delivery. It will guide the
country to (re) focus resources to critical service areas and packages that
address need and optimize population health outcomes.
