112.
Redefine its HIV/AIDS strategies and responses to ensure that they
remain relevant to the current status and trend of the epidemic;
113.
Review and revise the HIV and AIDS Prevention and Control Act (2014),
accordingly, to ensure that it fully conforms with Uganda’s regional and
international human rights obligations;
114.
Urgently strengthen on-going health financing strategies for reversing the
rise in the HIV/AIDS prevalence in Uganda, including by increasing budgetary
allocation to the health sector to at least 15% of total annual budget in line with
the Abuja Declaration;
115.
Expedite the process for the enactment of the draft bill on the National
Health Insurance Scheme, which aims at addressing high out-of-pocket
spending and to improve equity in health care services;
Right to Education
116.
Increase its investment in public education to match the increasing
enrolment, and ensure the quality thereof, to avoid forcing parents to resort to
private schools, as well as to regulate the quality of education being provided by
private schools;
117.
Establish strategies or incentive programs aimed at increasing girls’ access
to and retention in basic education;
Protection of Older Persons and Persons with Disabilities
118.
Intensify efforts to provide reasonable accommodation for persons with
disabilities so as to ensure that they enjoy equal access to all public facilities and
services;
119.
Take the necessary measures to ensure that the National HIV Prevention
Strategy for Uganda specifically addresses the needs of persons with disabilities;
120.
Provide detailed information on the activities of the Government
Department in charge of Disability and Elderly, and the National Council for
Older Persons, in its next periodic report; and
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