Uganda is set to assess how well government, development partners, civil society and the private sector are working together to improve health outcomes for women, children and adolescents.
The review will focus on the country’s expanded Reproductive, Maternal, Newborn, Child, Adolescent Health and Nutrition platform, known as RMNCAAH+N, which brings together different actors involved in implementing Uganda’s health priorities.
The platform is government-led and was co-founded by Uganda’s Ministry of Health and the Global Financing Facility for Women, Children and Adolescents, or GFF. It is intended to provide a shared space for coordination, accountability and tracking progress on the country’s health priorities.
The assessment comes as Uganda seeks to strengthen the way health investments are coordinated and translated into results for women, children and adolescents.
Rather than evaluating individual organisations or institutions, the exercise is designed as a learning process to identify what is working, where there are gaps and what practical changes could make the platform more effective.
Three areas will be examined — how the platform is structured, how it functions and what enables or constrains its work.
The assessment will look at whether the right stakeholders are represented, whether their roles and terms of reference are clear, and how decisions are made. It will also examine the use of data and evidence, communication and whether decisions and commitments are followed through.
Leadership, partner engagement and the platform’s links with other decision-making bodies will also be considered.
The platform currently holds monthly coordination meetings, while quarterly physical meetings provide space for deeper engagement and problem-solving. It is also expected to lead, monitor and track implementation of Uganda’s Investment Case for women, children and adolescents.
The assessment is being conducted by the government with facilitation from the GFF. During a 60-minute session, participants will complete a survey through live polling before discussing the findings and agreeing on strengths, gaps and possible actions.
The process began with sensitisation in August 2026, with the assessment planned for the September monthly meeting. After the assessment, findings will be shared and validated, followed by development of an action plan that will be integrated into the platform’s workplan and Investment Case tracking agenda.
The review is part of the GFF’s broader approach to strengthening health systems. Launched in 2015, the GFF works with countries to improve health and nutrition outcomes for women, children and adolescents by linking grants with World Bank financing and domestic resources. It also provides technical support for designing, implementing and monitoring Investment Cases.
The GFF says its position within the World Bank allows it to leverage larger sources of financing, while its funding is channelled through national treasuries and is intended to reinforce collaboration between ministries of health and finance.
For Uganda, the immediate question is therefore not simply whether partners are meeting, but whether the coordination platform is helping turn those meetings into decisions, action and measurable improvements.
The assessment is expected to provide a baseline for that conversation and produce a practical set of actions that can be monitored over time.
