Uganda has been consistent in its pursuit of poverty eradication as the overriding priority for national socioeconomic development. The overall goal of the government is to reduce absolute poverty to less than 10% of the population by 2017. The country has experienced strong economic growth averaging 6.5% per annum since 1991/92, with inflation at an annual average of 4.8%. However, the percentage of the population living below the poverty line is still high at 38% in 2003
The M&E Plan for the HSDP 2015/2016 – 2019/20 has been developed to operationalize the strategic orientation provided for comprehensive M&E in HSDP 2015/2016 – 2019/20.
It focuses on the main M&E activities and aligns them to the existing national and international structures and frameworks. This Plan describes the M&E framework, indicators, processes, sources of data, methods and tools that the sector will use to collect, compile, report and use data, and provide feed-back as part of the national Health Sector M&E mechanisms.
It is intended to document what needs to be monitored, with whom, by whom, when, how, and how the M&E data will be used. It also outlines how and when the different types of studies and evaluations will be conducted by the sector. It translates these processes into annualized and costed activities, and assigns responsibilities for implementation.
The second National Development Plan 2015/16 – 2019/20 was launched and sets Uganda’s medium term strategic direction, development priorities and implementation strategies. The NDP’s theme is "Strengthening Uganda’s Competitiveness for Sustainable Wealth Creation, Employment and Inclusive Growth" and the thrust is to accelerate transformation of Ugandan society from a peasant to modern and prosperous country within 30 years.
Annual Workplan and Budget FY 2017/18
