10 Dec

For the last four years, I have closely followed the debate on having a Uganda National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) and kept wondering why the process has taken that long. While Uganda has originated good policies that have been copied by other countries, one wonders why it takes…

28 Nov

Sarah Ssewanyana, Executive Director EPRC, and Almaz Gebru, Country Director UNDP, sign the memorandum of understanding on the Northern Uganda Human Development Report. Looking on are (L-R): Mary Kivune - EPRC, Ibrahim Kasirye - EPRC, Tony Muhumuza – UNDP, and Kordzo Sedegah. KAMPALA - The United Nations Development Programme…

28 Nov

The School-to-work Transition Survey report for Uganda was launched on 25th November 2014 The School-to-work Transition Survey (SWTS) report for Uganda was launched on 25th November 2014 at Sheraton Kampala Hotel. The survey was conducted in 2013 by the Uganda Bureau of Statistics and International Labour Organization (ILO). The…

30 Oct

Although market openness is believed to increase the efficiency of resource allocation and ultimately lead to increased trade and growth, nearly four decades of World Bank and IMF sponsored market reforms in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) have inadvertently exposed the gross lack of capacity in these countries to…

04 Sep

Uganda is striving to develop Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) capacity in policy tracking and evaluation. This is manifested by progress towards developing a national M&E framework, formation of Uganda Evaluation Association, recognition of M&E in the current National Development Plan, and the awakening of interest in M&E amongst…

19 Aug

EPRC Signs New Research Partnership with KAPSARC Nairobi – On 19th August 2014, the Executive Director of EPRC Dr. Sarah Ssewanyana signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Dr. Muhammad Saggaf, President of the King Abdullah Petroleum Studies and Research Centre (KAPSARC). Within the MoU, EPRC and KAPSARC will jointly undertake…