Transparency and Integrity in Service Delivery in Africa (TISDA) is a three year project (2008-2011) initiated by Transparency International and its National Chapters to contribute to an improved delivery of basic services. The Project aims at improving governance in key service delivery sectors in Uganda and Zambia (health), Cameroon, Nigeria, South Africa (education), Ghana, Kenya and Senegal (water).

In Uganda, the Project TISDA focuses on promoting greater integrity, transparency and accountability in the health sector through research, capacity building and advocacy in order to track leakages in resource flows and effectively campaign for reforms. 

A comprehensive preliminary study of the Ugandan health sector revealed a need for expenditure tracking, a better management of medicines and human resources, a general increase in health infrastructure and health governance adherence, and monitoring. The study particularly revealed a need for advocacy to address the leakage of medicines and staff absenteeism.

The TISDA main survey started in 2009 and has been aiming at a thorough examination of the Ugandan health sector. It has been supported by a multi-stakeholder and multi-institutional advisory panel with representatives from the Ugandan Ministry of Health, the World Health Organization (WHO), the Uganda Bureau of Statistics (UBOS), the Uganda Health Users Association, the Anti-corruption Coalition Uganda (ACCU), HEPS Uganda, the Ugandan Ministry of Local Government and TI Uganda as the secretariat.

The report of the main survey is expected for October 2010. It will be the basis for all advocacy endeavors in the final period of the TISDA program up to June 2011.