UNCDF, together with our partners Medical Access Uganda Limited (MAUL) and Signalytic have deployed a solution that digitalizes the stock management of essential drugs and medical supplies. This project, which complements the Government of Uganda’s Ministry of Health to improve access to essential medicines, is currently being piloted at Health Center IIs and IIIs in Kiryandongo District. Health Center IIs and IIIs are health facilities at the parish level and the first point of contact for treating common diseases in Uganda.

The S+ Platform aims to promote equity, and quality of health services as well as strengthen district monitoring and supervision processes to support quantification, ordering, reporting and redistribution of medicines. Improved stock management will improve the ministry’s ability to support quantification, forecasting and procurement planning.

The project is part of UNCDF strategy of ‘Leaving No One Behind in the Digital Era’ funded by SIDA, Sweden's government agency for development cooperation. The strategy aims to build inclusive digital economies that help eliminate poverty, by enabling millions of people to access and use digital solutions in the sectors of finance, agriculture, health, education, and energy.

This publication compiles the first Lessons from the project and demonstrates how digitalization of stock management in lower-level facilities will address challenges in determining and maintaining adequate medical stock levels.

For more information, please contact:

Julio Malikane
Technical Specialist, Digital Health and Education
julio.malikane@uncdf.org