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Advocacy for Affordable Malaria Diagnosis In Uganda : Gaps in the implementation of tax exemption on rapid diagnostic kits

The National Malaria Control Policy recommends that parasite-based diagnosis before treatment is performed for any suspected malaria cases. However, access to testing is still far from universal due to high prices, among other factors. Malaria diagnosis in the public sector is in principle accessed free of charge, but in the private sector, it is accessed at a cost. Based on results from an assessment of the value chain of malaria rapid diagnostic test (mRDT) kits, this brief highlights existing gaps in the implementation of the tax exemption policy and their implications for the affordability of mRDTs in the private sector in Uganda.