Helping Ugandan mothers realize their dream of delivering a healthy baby
By Jessica Lopez -- The first time I traveled to Uganda, in October 2016, I met a young mother whose strength and resilience I still think about today; an important reminder of why and for whom I work as an international development professional.
COLLABORATION AWARD
THIRD ANNUAL INN-OBA-TIONS AWARD RECIPIENT - JANUARY 2016
Uganda Maternal Health Program Scales Up
A highly successful pilot program to improve maternal health care for poor women is scaling up under a recent grant agreement signed by the World Bank Group -- acting as an administrator for the Global Partnership on Output-Based Aid (GPOBA) -- and the government of Uganda.
GPOBA establishes Grid-Based OBA Fund to Provide Electricity to 100,000 Rural Homes in Uganda
On June 21, 2012, the International Development Association (IDA), acting as administrator of the Global Partnership on Output-Based Aid (GPOBA), signed a Grant Agreement with the Government of Uganda to establish an Grid-Based OBA Fund.
Uganda Reproductive Healthcare Voucher Project Wins IFC's SmartLessons Competition
GPOBA presented key lessons learned in the Reproductive Healthcare Voucher Project (RHVP) in Uganda through the International Finance Corporation (IFC) SmartLessons, a World Bank Group awards program which enables development practitioners to share lessons in development operations.
Uganda: Making Pregnancy Safer
According to a 2003 study, about 505 women die per 100,000 live births in Uganda because of lack of access to health service facilities and professional health care.World Water Day 2011: Water for Cities
A look at how output-based aid (OBA) is being used to help the urban poor access water services The theme of World Water Day (WWD) 2011 is Water for Cities: Responding to the Urban Challenge. Now in its 18th year, WWD is an annual opportunity to remind all of us about an ongoingAfrica Day: A Look at OBA in Africa
25 May, 2010 --- Africa Day, on May 25, is the annual commemoration of the 1963 founding of the Organisation of African Unity (OAU), now called the African Union (AU).
Uganda First OBA Healthy Baby Born
On the morning of February 28, 2009, Jeninah Komugisha walked into the Angella Domiciliary Clinic in Kashari, Uganda expressing labor pains. She gave the midwives a “healthy baby” voucher and was immediately offered assistance.
