The National Union of Disabled Persons of Uganda (NUDIPU) assessed the impact of the World Bank funded Uganda Health systems strengthening project on persons with disabilities (PWDs): A case study of Itojo and Kiryadongo Hospitals. The data was analyzed with regard to project awareness, implementation and effect on the lives of PWDs. The study was concerned with PWDs participation in project design, implementation and monitoring and actual number of beneficiaries.
The findings generally indicate that PWDs are benefiting or will benefit from the project though PWDs are not direct targets explaining why the monitoring tools do not capture disability as one of the key indicators. Findings indicated that the project has goods aspirations especially in providing Ugandans with a minimum health package. Although there was not specific planning during the project design, the project has been able to adopt and integrate the concerns of PWDs. It can only improve once issues such as data, lack of interpreters, and actual level of benefit are addressed.
