Millennium Development Goals Report for Uganda2010
Special theme: Accelerating progress towardsimproving maternal health
MINISTRY OF FINANCE, PLANNING AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTSEPTEMBER 2010
THE REPUBLIC OF UGANDA
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FOREWORD
This 2010 Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) progress report for Uganda comes at a critical time.The country has just launched its first National Development Plan (NDP) and the whole world isassessing progress towards the Millennium Declaration in the last five years before the 2015 deadline.As the report shows, there is good reason to celebrate the many achievements of the Ugandangovernment and people in recent years. Moreover, with peace in the country and the region, and theprospects afforded by newfound oil wealth, there is good reason to believe that prosperity for all iswithin reach. But, as the report shows, there is also cause for concern. For several MDGs, the progresshas been too slow to meet the national and international targets—and, for some, there has beenoutright reversal. In some cases, improvements in national averages mask inequalities in progress, e.g.among the various regions of the country. We also know that the challenge of meeting the MDGs will befurther compounded by the longer-term risks of climate change.One of the key goals where there has been insufficient progress is MDG 5: Improve maternal health.However, the MDG Acceleration Framework that has been applied to MDG 5 in this report clearly spellsout a series of practical solutions that, if implemented, could significantly spur progress. I hope that thereport’s recommendation that this analysis be followed by a joint action plan is taken forward urgently.The MDG Acceleration Framework could also be extended to other MDGs to sustain and accelerateprogress and could be considered more widely in the context of the goals and targets of the NDP. To Therenewed emphasis in the NDP on infrastructure development is critical for economic growth andemployment creation, and improved infrastructure is also crucial for the attainment of the MDGs.Investments in infrastructure and in MDGs need to go hand in hand.Finally, I want to take this opportunity to thank all those involved in preparing this report on the side of the Government of Uganda and among my colleagues at the UN agencies, funds and programmesserving Uganda, as well as development practitioners, researchers and other stakeholders. It is my hopethat the report will galvanise action and help ensure that the benefits of the development process inUganda are shared more equally and that concerted action is taken to accelerate progress towards theMDGs as we move towards 2015 and beyond.
Theophane NikyemaUnited Nations Resident Coordinator
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PREFACE
The process of managing national development relies heavily on a country’s ability and commitment tomonitor changes in its development while using appropriate indicators. This principle is probably bestcaptured by the old management adage, “You cannot manage what you do not measure.” As a signatoryto the Millennium Declaration and chief steward of the public resources of Ugandans, Government takesserious its responsibility of keeping Ugandans and other stakeholders informed of the developmentchanges transpiring in the country as a result of its management actions. The MDG Country Report isone of the many instruments through which Government honours this responsibility.This MDG Country report is the third in a series, the first and second having been prepared in 2005 and2007, respectively. It is a product of a detailed consultative process involving different entities of Government and the United Nations fraternity in Uganda.A unique feature of this report is its focus on MDG 5: Improving maternal health. The facts and figureson maternal health contained in this report highlight the challenges that our country still faces inimproving the lives of women, especially during pregnancy and at childbirth. The government willcontinue to put in place the necessary programs and measures to ensure that maternal health servicesand reproductive health performance in general progressively improve.I wish to recognize the dedicated effort of the different Government officials who prepared this report.Special recognition also goes to the UNDP Country Office in Uganda for its active and strategic role incollating the contributions of the different UN agencies, funds and programmes. I dedicate this report tothe mothers of Uganda in recognition of the personal sacrifice and risk they undergo in carrying andgiving birth to the people who make up the nation of Uganda that we are all proud of.
Hon. Syda N. M. Bbumba (MP)Minister for Finance, Planning and Economic Development
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