IMF Resident Representative to Uganda Clara Mira (R) presents her views regarding financing for social services during a dialogue co-organised by EPRC and UNICEF Uganda. Looking on are Joseph Enyimu a Senior Economist with Ministry of Finance (Centre) and Patrick Birungi, Director Development Planning NPA. Photo by Mouris…
For any country to accelerate Universal Health Coverage (UHC), policy efforts must tackle three key dimensions. First is “who is covered” in terms of healthcare – which is about coverage of the population. Second is “what is covered” – which relates to the package of healthcare or benefits.…
Researchers from PEP and EPRC pose for a photo with members from academia and civil society after the agricultural workshop held at Sheraton Hotel Kampala The Partnership for Economic Policy (PEP), an international research organization seeking to enhance capacity for development policy analysis in developing countries has called…
Participants mapping out the actors involved in social protection agenda in Uganda, existing or missing structures and institutional roles during a consultative meeting at EPRC conference hall on October 20th, 2016. Photo by Mouris Opolot Defined as public and private interventions that address vulnerabilities associated with being or…
Reduced supply of food crops in the market coupled with high electricity tariff have pushed Uganda’s annual headline inflation rate to 8.8 per cent for the year ending October 2015 compared to 7.2 per cent recorded in September. This is the highest inflation rate Uganda has recorded since…