The elimination of user fees in Uganda - World Health Organization

© World Health Organization 2005This document is not a formal publication of the World Health Organization (WHO), andall rights are reserved by the Organization. The document may, however, be freelyreviewed, abstracted, reproduced or translated, in part or in whole, but not for sale or foruse in conjunction with commercial purposes.This research was funded by the National Institute on Aging (grant No.Y1-AG-9421/OPHS-9-062).The authors thank the Ministry of Health Uganda, especially the Health PlanningDepartment, for its collaboration and the Uganda Bureau of Statistics for making the surveydata available. We are also grateful for the guidance offered by the country office of WHO.Much of the work was undertaken as part of the assessment of sub-national health systems, aproject which benefited from the advice and technical input of Dr. C.J.L Murray. Dr.Phyllida Travis and Mrs. Kei Kawabata made valuable comments on early drafts of thispaper. Anna Moore's assistance in preparing the manuscript is also gratefully acknowledged.Finally, this paper has also benefited from the input and advice of the members of the HealthFinancing and Policy Team at WHO, Geneva.The views expressed in documents by named authors are solely the responsibility of thoseauthors.