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Press Release 14 June 2018
Social protection is increasingly seen as a promising intervention for promoting inclusive growth and development by enhancing the ability...
A national online hub for everything you wish to know on children in Uganda
KAMPALA, 21st June 2017 – the Economic Policy Research Centre
Atlas maps key results vs public expenditures for children across Uganda KAMPALA, 26th October 2016 –
The Government of Uganda has today launched an Atlas that...
On Thursday 30th of July 2015, EPRC will launch a new brand and logo aimed at enhancing its relevance, effectiveness and visibility in providing...
The majority of Ugandan teachers lack adequate knowledge of the subjects they teach which jeopardize the quality of education, a new report has revealed.
A significant number of Ugandan medics do not give accurate diagnosis, according to a study conducted by the Economic Policy Research Centre (EPRC) and the World Bank. A significant number of Ugandan medics do not give accurate diagnosis, according to a study conducted by the Economic Policy Research Centre (EPRC) and the World Bank.
The Economic Policy Research Centre in collaboration with the Ministry of Agriculture are convening a final national consultation workshop to review the Draft Fertilizer Strategy for Uganda on November 14th , 2013 at Imperial Royale Hotel.
What are the implications of putting VAT on agricultural inputs? Will Uganda's smallholder farmers be able to withstand this shock? Or, are we courting a food crisis?
For its efforts in pioneering research based knowledge and analysis, the Economic Policy Research Centre (EPRC) has been named among the top 30 think tank organizations in Africa according to the 2011 Global Go-To Think Tanks Report.
Article highlights the economic progress and challenges experienced since Uganda attained Independence in 1962 and presents future prospects as perceived by EPRC.
The Government of Uganda initiated the Universal Secondary Education (USE) programme to address the low transition rate from primary to secondary schools and gender inequalities in secondary school enrollment. Large amounts of resources have been devoted to this programme but, overall secondary school enrollments have remained very low, especially those of girls.
Article provides views on the economic turbulence in Uganda: Inflation and high interest rates and the Kampala traders paradox on monetary policy
The Economic Policy Research Centre (EPRC)'s Senior Research Fellow Dr Ibrahim Kasirye has been named Best Emerging Education Researcher 2011/2012 by the African Development Bank based African Development Institute.
Dr Ssewanyana is the Executive Director of the Economic Policy Research Centre shares her thoughts on the conference and oil sector
Professor Mwangi Kimenyi, a senior Fellow and director at the Africa Growth Initiative (AGI), Brookings Institution, based in Washington D.C, was in Kampala 23rd...
Even with claims that Uganda is the best fed country in the region, a new research finding now claims that over two-third of Uganda's population is in the horizon of food insecurity because of a high population growth rate.
Financing Indoor Residual Spraying for Malaria Prevention in Uganda: Options for Cost Minimization 
