High-Level Roundtable Strengthens Private Sector Role in Uganda’s Family Planning Strategy

KAMPALA, UGANDA — Stakeholders from government, private healthcare, and insurance sectors convened earlier today at Four Points by Sheraton for a high-level breakfast roundtable focused on the availability and pricing of family planning services within Uganda’s private sector.

The meeting, officiated by Dr. Charles Olaro, Director General of Health Services, was organized by the Ministry of Health with support from Marie Stopes Uganda (MSUG) under the Empower Private Sector Project. The project is funded by the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) through the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA).

The gathering sparked strategic dialogue aimed at improving the affordability, quality, and accessibility of family planning services across the country. Participants underscored the critical role of the private sector in advancing Uganda’s Total Market Approach and the Family Planning Costed Implementation Plan II (FP-CIP II).

Discussions focused on addressing persistent challenges, including pricing variations, gaps in insurance coverage, and the need for greater service standardization. Stakeholders emphasized that a well-coordinated private sector is essential to ensuring that all Ugandans can access reproductive health services without financial or logistical barriers.

“This engagement marks an important step towards strengthening collaboration to expand equitable access to reproductive health services for all,” organizers noted.

The roundtable represents a continued push by the Ministry of Health and its partners to foster multi-sectoral coordination, ensuring that family planning commodities and services are both available and affordable across public and private health facilities nationwide.