Africa Knowledge Management Portal
Informing health decisions and actions
Guidelines to the Local Government Planning Process Health Sector Supplement
Health Policy and Governance
Leadership, Governance, and Management
Description
The republic of Uganda is an East African state currently under multiparty dispensation. Service delivery is decentralized to local governments as per the 1997 local Government Act. The Central government, however, retains the role of setting standards and providing guidelines to local governments. The country has a population of 34.9 MILLION is currently divided into 116 districts.