The authenticity of the refugee population data in Uganda remained controversial until 2018 when a biometric registration exercise was conducted. Results from verification exercise indicated that nearly 25 percent of the 1.4 million refugee population at the beginning of the exercise could not be traced. As at the end of…
The International Conference on Child Poverty 2018 held in Kampala entailed knowledge sharing on several issues pertaining to children. EPRC Photo After a year long preparation, the International Conference on Child Poverty in Africa finally took place from 10th -12th September, 2018 in Kampala, Uganda attracting a global…
Ibrahim Kasirye makes his submission during a public dialogue on the Health Sector Budget for FY 2018/19. Photo by Mouris Opolot The Principal Research Fellow Economic Policy Research Centre (EPRC), Dr. Ibrahim Kasirye has said the health sector budget for FY 2018/19 falls short in ensuring progress towards…
Mr. Mondo Kyateka chairing the the national child protection working group meeting, which was convened on July 31, 2018. Photo by Mouris Opolot The Commissioner Youth and Children Affairs, Ministry of Gender, Labour and Social Development (MoGLSD) Mr. Mondo Kyateka, has called for incentivisation of birth registration among…
Isaac Shinyekwa speaking during the the 2018 Uganda UN country Team Annual Retreat Isaac Shinyekwa, a Senior Research Fellow with the Economic Policy Research Centre (EPRC) shared his understanding of global regional and national trends, challenges, risks and opportunities, their implications for Uganda and UN system in Uganda…
Despite being a land locked country, Uganda hosts thousands of refugees from neighboring countries, notably South Sudan, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Somalia. A report by the Economic Policy Research Centre (EPRC) and UNICEF Uganda indicates that between January and February 2018, more than 40,000 refugees had already…
Uganda’s generous provisions are expected to empower refugees to sustain themselves with time. However, the extent to which this policy has actually empowered refugees is open to debate given the surge in number of refugees from South Sudan over the last 3 years. The World Refugee Day 2018…
A cover page for a book assessing Universal Health Coverage in Uganda published in 2018. Tonny Odokonyero, a Research Analyst at the Economic Policy Research Centre (EPRC) co-authored Chapter 8. Book Chapter Truncation The book, titled “Universal Health Coverage in Uganda- Looking Back and Forward to Speed up…
A Senior Research Fellow with EPRC, Dr. Isaac Shinyekwa discusses trade related setbacks on EAC regional integration at the SEATINI organised dialogue. Photo by Mouris Opolot Intra state priorities, which are largely a sovereignty factor is to blame for low progress in realization of East Africa’s regional integration.…
EPRC Research Fellow Francis Mwesigye makes a presentation to the visiting Slovenian professors. Photo By Mouris Opolot A total of 25 Slovenian professors and students from the Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Ljubljana as well as other professionals from different fields visited the Economic Policy Research Centre…