Uganda has historically battled malaria, with high rates of morbidity and mortality, particularly among children and pregnant women. To combat this challenge, the Government of Uganda has implemented several interventions to reduce the burden of malaria.
Since 2010, Uganda has implemented the universal coverage campaign for distribution of Long Lasting Insecticide Treated Nets (LLINs) throughout the country. This effort has been supported by The Global Fund, Against Malaria Foundation, PMI USAID and Unicef.
The 2023 campaign, benchmarked the experience amassed from the previous campaigns with the focus on behaviour change to achieve net care, consistence in net use, net repair and repurposing and tackling the social norms that undermine proper net utilisation.
A total of 28.4 million LLINs were procured and 28 million LLINs (98.6%) were distributed to a population of 47 million
in 10.9 million households, including refugees. Nets used for quality control and assurance by NDA, samples at
demonstration sites, mini-launches, studies/monitoring & evaluation and reported pilferages account for 1.4%.
This report gives a snapshot of the entire 2023 campaign including overview of the campaign implementation, coordination and oversight with a focus on lessons, challenges and recommendations to inform future campaigns.
| Total Number of Nets Procured 28.4 million LLINs | Total Population Served 47 million *includes refugees |
| Total Number Households Covered 10.9 million | Total Number Districts Covered 146 |
| Pregnant Women Served 1.6 million | Children Under 5 Years Reached 11.6 million |
This report discusses the Ministry of Health’s 2023 LLINs-UCC as part of its Malaria Reduction Strategy that runs to 2025