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National Population Council. National Population Policy in the Context of Program Based Budgeting To be Presented at THE NATIONAL BUDGET CONSULTATIVE MEETING f or FY 2019/20. National Population Policy in the Context of Program Based Budgeting.
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National Population Council National Population Policy in the Context of Program Based Budgeting To be Presented at THE NATIONAL BUDGET CONSULTATIVE MEETING for FY 2019/20
National Population Policy in the Context of Program Based Budgeting Main Thrust of the 2018 National Population Policy (NPP, 2018): • Accelerating fertility and mortality decline for a more favourable population age structure and transforming Uganda’s youthful population into a competitive advantage for development. • To implement the NPP, 2018; the National Population Policy Action Plan (NPPAP II) is developed to operationalize the policy. The main focus in of the NPPAP II will be to deliver the Human Capital Development Pillar within in the framework of NDP II. • The life cycle approach will be adopted which comprises of six stages including: pregnancy, early childhood (0-5 years), late childhood and early adolescents (0-12 years), adolescents (13-17 years), young adulthood (18-24 years) and adulthood (25-65 years).
National Population Policy in the Context of Program Based Budgeting Context • Increasing population – 16.7m in 1991 and 34.6m (2014 Census) and projected to reach 100m in 2050. • Shifted to a population-influencing approach • A multi-sectoral approach with emphasis on Programme Based Budgeting System (PBS) will be adopted to ensure integration and mainstreaming of population factors and to promote ownership, participation and accountability. • No additional funds/new monies are required.
National Population Policy in the Context of Program Based Budgeting • A robust advocacy and communication strategy to contribute to improved understanding of population and development inter-linkages at all levels • to ensure behaviour change of the people and collaboration amongst partners in both public and private sector including the media.