What Uganda AIDS Commission does

Uganda AIDS Commission (UAC) is a statutory government body established in 1992 under the Office of the President of Uganda by an act of parliament, tasked with coordinating the country's multi-sectoral response to HIV and AIDS. It serves as the national convening authority across four primary stakeholder groups: government ministries and agencies, civil society organizations working on HIV prevention and treatment, People Living with HIV (PLHIV), and development partners including UNAIDS, PEPFAR, and the Global Fund. Its core functional responsibilities include developing national HIV strategies and policies, monitoring and evaluating HIV programs, facilitating resource mobilization, disseminating HIV information and guidelines, and maintaining the national HIV research agenda, with an explicit public-health mandate to end AIDS as a public health threat by 2030.

UAC's technology footprint centers on a portfolio of national HIV data systems, most notably NADIC (the National HIV & AIDS Documentation and Information Centre), a Gender Reporting Dashboard, a Research Database, and an E-Mapping Database used to track HIV services including those for adolescent girls and young women. These systems aggregate programmatic, epidemiological, and geographic data across Uganda and serve as the informational backbone for the country's HIV response. Distribution of information and resources occurs through international development partners, government portals (Office of the President, Ministry of Health), the NADIC network with regional reach, and direct stakeholder engagement across Uganda's decentralized governance structure.

UAC does not operate a commercial revenue model. As a government statutory body, it is funded through national budgetary allocations and financial support from international development partners (UNAIDS, PEPFAR, Global Fund, United Nations Uganda). Marketing and stakeholder engagement are conducted via official government channels — the uac.go.ug website, the quarterly bulletin "The Intersection," HIV fact sheets, and national commemorative events such as World AIDS Day, the International Candlelight Memorial, and the National HIV and AIDS Symposium (NHAS). The organization has no headcount disclosed, no commercial pricing structure, and no app or API products; its value proposition rests entirely on its unique statutory mandate and convening authority.

Name

Uganda AIDS Commission

Legal name

Uganda AIDS Commission

Website

https://uac.go.ug

Company type

Private

Founded year

1992

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Uganda AIDS Commission is a statutory government body established in 1992 under the Office of the President to coordinate Uganda's multi-sectoral HIV/AIDS response across government, civil society, development partners, and affected communities.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Public Health Administration and HIV/AIDS Coordination

NAICS

Administration of Public Health Programs (923120), International Affairs (92812), Public Administration (92)

SIC

International Affairs (9721), Services-Social Services (8300), Services-Management Services (8741)

akta.pro primary industry

Global Health & Population Intergovernmental Bodies (BPADAAAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

United Nations System & Specialized Agencies (BPADAAAA), Global Health Research, Evidence & Technical Assistance Organizations (HLAJAKAN), Official Development Assistance (ODA) Program Management (BPADAOAC), Development Cooperation & Foreign Aid Administration (BPAIAIAG)

Keywords

• HIV/AIDS coordination
• Public health policy
• Multi-sectoral response
• HIV research management
• AIDS prevention programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Kampala

HQ country

Uganda

HQ region

Africa

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Uganda AIDS Commission is a government statutory body under the Office of the President of Uganda that coordinates the multi-sectoral national HIV/AIDS response. It develops HIV/AIDS policies and strategic plans, maintains national HIV/AIDS databases (NADIC, Gender Reporting Dashboard, Research Database, E-Mapping Database), and provides programmatic guidance to government agencies, civil society, development partners, and communities.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Quantifiable outcome

• HIV prevalence reduced from 30% (early 1990s) to 5.5% (current)
• +2 more outcomes

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

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Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered key and core.

• RASP-HRP (Research, Academia, Science and Professional Associations HIV Response Partner)keyStrategic or Co-development Partner · 26 November 2025Partnership for the National HIV and AIDS Symposium 2025 (NHAS 2025), scheduled for 26th-28th November 2025, focusing on HIV research coordination.
• UNAIDScoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerUnited Nations joint programme on HIV/AIDS - primary international coordination body for global HIV response. Supports Uganda's national HIV strategy and alignment with global targets.
• United Nations UgandacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerUN system in Uganda working on HIV coordination and integration with broader health and development goals.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• National Agency for the Control of AIDS (NACA) Nigeria: Nigeria's federal agency coordinating the multi-sectoral national HIV response, including policy, strategic information, and resource mobilisation. Shares UAC's role as a government-led convener with statutory authority and direct engagement with PEPFAR, Global Fund, and UNAIDS.
• Kenya National Syndemic Diseases Control Council (NSDCC, formerly NACC): Statutory Kenyan government body coordinating the national HIV/AIDS response, with a near-identical mandate to UAC: multi-sectoral coordination, policy development, M&E, and donor alignment. Most directly comparable peer given similar governance structure, role under the Presidency/Executive, and use of national strategic plans.
• National AIDS Control Organisation (NACO) India: India's central government division responsible for HIV/AIDS policy, prevention, and treatment programming. Although the governance model is ministry-based rather than a commission, NACO is functionally comparable to UAC in coordinating a national HIV response across federated jurisdictions.
• South African National AIDS Council (SANAC): South Africa's national coordinating body for HIV, TB, and STIs, bringing together government, civil society, and development partners. Closely mirrors UAC's coordination model at larger scale and serves as a reference architecture for sub-Saharan national HIV commissions.
• Ghana National AIDS Commission: Statutory body under Ghana's Office of the President responsible for coordinating HIV policy and programmes nationally. Functions as UAC's West African counterpart with the same convening remit across government and civil society.
• National AIDS Council of Zambia: Zambian statutory body coordinating the multi-sectoral HIV/AIDS response, with similar mandate to UAC around policy coordination, M&E, and donor harmonisation in a high-prevalence East/Central African setting.
• Tanzania Commission for AIDS (TACAIDS): Tanzania's lead national coordinating body for the multi-sectoral HIV/AIDS response, established under government directive. Comparable to UAC in mandate, function, donor interface (PEPFAR, Global Fund), and focus on epidemic control targets.

Broad incumbents

• Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria: Major international financing mechanism for HIV programmes in Uganda and UAC's core funding partner. Operates at global scale across many countries; comparable to UAC insofar as it shapes HIV programme priorities and M&E expectations at country level.
• UNAIDS: The UN joint programme on HIV/AIDS and UAC's primary global strategic partner. While not a country commission, UNAIDS sets the global targets UAC domesticates (e.g., 95-95-95, end AIDS by 2030) and provides technical guidance, making it the closest global-level analogue of UAC's coordinating function.
• PEPFAR: U.S. government initiative and one of UAC's largest funders, providing technical and financial support to Uganda's HIV response. Comparable in scope (national HIV programme management) but functions as donor/incumbent rather than a coordinating commission.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/aidscommission
• Facebookfacebook.com/UgandaAidsCommission
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/uganda-aids-commission

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

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