EVERY WOMEN EVERY CHILD UN COMMISSION ON LIFE-‐SAVING

1.3 Process of development of the Uganda plan The development of the plan took into consideration a wide range of existing policies, strategies, plans, guidelines and partners including the consideration of international commitments. A list of key Policy documents consulted during the development of the Uganda plan is annexed in the references. The Ministry of Health Technical Working Group on Maternal and Child Health (MCH TWG) was commissioned to lead this process. The MCH TWG meeting of February 1, 2013 under Minute 3/02/2013 considered the Uganda catalytic plan for the UN Commission on Life Saving Commodities. It was resolved to organize an all inclusive national consultation meetings ensuring participation of key stake holders in this process including commodity users represented by the Maternal & Child health Technical Working Group (MCH TWG) who are interested in making the priority commodities available and used immediately without further delay; the National Medical Stores (NMS) is mandated (CAP 207 of the Laws of Uganda) to procure, store and distribute medicines and health supplies for Uganda and they would therefore be interested in the proposed interventions especially in regard to strategies related to pooled procurements; the National Drug Authority (NDA) is mandated (CAP 206 of the Laws of Uganda) to ensure the quality of medicines on the Uganda market. They would therefore be interested in the proposed interventions especially in regard to quality and regulatory issues; The Pharmacy Division supported by the Medicines Procurement and Management Technical Working Group (MPM TWG) is charged with policy oversight for all Pharmacy related work in Uganda. Uganda also has an active National Newborn Steering Committee (NBSC), Integrated Community Case Management (ICCM) Committee, Diarrhoea and Pneumonia Prevention Promotion and Treatment (DPCC) Committee and Family Planning/Reproductive Health Commodity Security Working Group, who report to the MCH TWG. A detailed participants list is annexed. Three consultative meetings were held. The 1 st Consultative meeting of February 18 – 19 2013 held in Protea Hotel Kampala agreed on the key barriers to access of the LSCs, a template to present commodity specific work plans and four working groups were identified to further develop work plans specific to each area i.e. Maternal Health, Reproductive Health, Newborn Health and Child Health. The 2nd Consultative meeting of March 6, 2013 held in Imperial Royale Hotel Kampala considered progress by the four groups formed in the first national consultative meeting, gave guidance and agreed that the four groups expedite their work. The 3 rd Consultative meeting of April 05, 2013 held in the MOH considered the final work done by each of the groups, made adjustments, prioritised funding of key activities and endorsed the