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Uganda

Capital city
Kampala
Latitude
0.32
Longitude
32.57
Geo
POINT (32.57 0.32)
Country Boundaries
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USAID Nutrition Profile
USAID Nutrition Profile

SPRING Kicks Off Prospective Case Study in Uganda

Uganda, like many other countries, is facing competing demands for time, human resources, and funding within the realm of nutrition programming. In order to address the diverse priorities named by the international agreements to which Uganda is a signatory (Scaling Up Nutrition (SUN), Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), World Food Summit), Ugandan policymakers are undertaking continual re-prioritization of activities to best address the current nutrition situation.

SPRING/Uganda Celebrates Breastfeeding and HIV Free Survival Events

Every year, Uganda joins the rest of the world to celebrate World Breastfeeding Week (WBW). This year, the WBW celebration coincided with the launch of the Partnership for HIV Free Survival (PHFS), a global initiative to eliminate new HIV infections in children and to keep their mothers alive using a continuum of care (antiretroviral treatment and nutrition) that begins during pregnancy and extends through the postnatal period.

Ministry of Health Food Fortification Program National Monitoring Report: Quality of Fortified Foods in Uganda

Uganda has well documented the problem of micronutrient deficiencies. To help combat this issue, Mukwano Oil Industries and BIDCO Uganda Limited have been fortifying oil with vitamin A since 2004. To a lesser degree, Maganjo Grain Millers and Unga 2000 have also been fortifying maize with a multi-mix for a similar period of time. This report presents the information that has been compiled through three inspection rounds in Uganda since 2006 to determine the quality of the fortified foods in the market, during importation and at local fortifying plants.

Once Upon a Partnership: A Model for Sustainable Fortification Interventions

This case study provides some historical background on a partnership the Ugandan Government’s public private partnership to fortify food. The Government partnered with a number of oil manufacturers to implement a large-scale, country-wide fortification intervention. In less than three years, 85% of the national oil supply in Uganda was fortified with Vitamin A.  

The 2008 Uganda Food Consumption Survey: Determining the Dietary Patterns of Ugandan Women and Children

The Uganda Food Consumption Survey was undertaken to provide the critical body of evidence that policy makers and program designers need to make informed decisions about effective investments to reduce deficiencies of vitamins and minerals in Uganda. The survey itself was carried out in one urban and two rural regions of Uganda in 2008, to more fully characterize the dietary patterns of children 24-59 months of age and women of reproductive age (15-49 years).

Fortification of Vegetable Oil and Sugar with Vitamin A in Uganda: Progress, Issues, Costs, and Prospects

This study was carried out to help develop a more evidence-based fortification program in Uganda. It examines the public sector’s complex role in the fortification program and analyzes the Ugandan vegetable oil industry with particular focus on characteristics that are pertinent to the feasibility, cost, and impact of fortifying oil with vitamin A. The report also reviews the private sector cost of fortifying sugar with Vitamin A, and compares the cost and coverage of sugar and vegetable oil fortification.

Uganda Food Consumption Survey (announcement)

The Uganda Food Consumption Survey was undertaken to provide the critical body of evidence needed by policy makers and program designers to make informed decisions about effective investments to reduce nutrition deficiencies due to inadequate intake in Uganda. The results provide evidence enabling the development of a baseline for strengthening the Ugandan National Food Fortification Program as well as other micronutrient interventions.