▁with ▁national ▁policies . ▁A ▁Health ▁Unit ▁Management ▁Committee ▁( H UM C ) ▁composed ▁of ▁health ▁staff , ▁civil ▁society , ▁and ▁community ▁leaders ▁is ▁charged ▁with ▁linking ▁health ▁facility ▁govern ance ▁with ▁community ▁needs . ▁ ▁In ▁addition , ▁the ▁U g anda ▁Medical ▁Association ▁( U MA ) ▁see ks ▁to ▁" prov ide ▁programs ▁that ▁support ▁the ▁social ▁w elf are ▁and ▁professional ▁interests ▁of ▁medical ▁do ctors ▁in ▁U g anda ▁and ▁to ▁ ▁promote ▁universal ▁access ▁to ▁quality ▁health ▁and ▁health ▁care ." ▁However , ▁the ▁government ' s ▁failure ▁to ▁improve ▁the ▁compens ation ▁of ▁do ctors ▁, ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁failing ▁to ▁conduct ▁a ▁review ▁of ▁the ▁supply ▁of ▁medic ines ▁and ▁other ▁equipment ▁in ▁health ▁cent res ▁across ▁the ▁country , ▁led ▁to ▁a ▁U MA ▁strike ▁in ▁November ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁effectively ▁par al ys ing ▁U g anda ' s ▁health ▁system . ▁ ▁Health ▁system ▁re forms ▁ ▁At ▁the ▁beginning ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 1 st ▁century , ▁the ▁government ▁of ▁U g anda ▁began ▁implementing ▁a ▁series ▁of ▁health ▁sector ▁re forms ▁that ▁were ▁aim ed ▁at ▁impro ving ▁the ▁poor ▁health ▁indic ators ▁prev ail ing ▁at ▁the ▁time . ▁A ▁S ector - W ide ▁Appro ach ▁( S WA p ) ▁was ▁introduced ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 1 ▁to ▁cons olid ate ▁health ▁finan cing . ▁Another ▁demand ▁side ▁reform ▁introduced ▁in ▁the ▁same ▁year ▁was ▁the ▁abol ition ▁of ▁user ▁fe