Uganda Launches Unified Health Financing Framework to Address Funding Gaps

Uganda has introduced a unified health financing framework aimed at tackling persistent funding shortfalls, improving resource allocation, and enhancing service delivery across both public and private health facilities. This initiative is designed to reduce out-of-pocket expenses for citizens and strengthen the long-term sustainability of the health sector, especially in the face of ongoing disease burdens. The government’s new framework, known as the One Plan, One Budget, One Report (OPBR) Framework, seeks to integrate all domestic and external funding into a single coordinated resource envelope, supported by joint performance and financial reviews. Stakeholders have largely welcomed this move as a crucial step towards achieving universal health coverage goals. The Ministry of Health believes this consolidated approach will reduce duplication, improve accountability, and ensure that limited resources are used more effectively to confront existing barriers within the system.

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