Departments

Adminstration

Administrative Structure
Nwoya District has one Higher Local Government; Two Counties of Nwoya and Nwoya East, 11 lower local Government. Anaka Town Council, Purongo Town Council and Koch Goma Town Council are the urban centres in the district and there are eight sub-counties. there are 124 villages and 16 wards and 64 sub wards in the town councils.

PLANNING

The planning unit is the coordinating center for district planning, budgeting and other related function. It is also the centre for data collection, categorization and analysis of relevant information for planning, decision making and other policy formulation. It consists of Planning, statistic, population, development planning, MIS, M&E and operational planning. The population sector focuses on the population and social economic characteristics of the district.

NATURAL RESOURCES

The department of Natural resources comprises of Natural resource, Lands, Forestry, Environment and Wetlands. It is charged with the responsibility of ensuring sustainable and productive utilization of natural resources for poverty reduction, enhanced economic growth and improved livelihood. The major causes of of deterioration in the quality and quantity of the natural resources base is associated with human activities

HEALTH

The department of health is headed by district health officer whose mandate is guided by district five year strategic plan that focuses on the achievement of equity through improved access to minimum health care package (MHCP), quality care, efficiency and transparency.

EDUCATION

The department of Education is charged with over seeing the implementation of the district and national education policies and plans. It also monitors and evaluate performance of the education system and school operation to keep required standards within the district. The areas of focus includes; teachers, Pupils, school facilities and Parent.