In 2017, UNFPA through MoH, with funding from SIDA and the Maternal Health Thematic Funf (MHTF) supported Uganda National Midwives Council (UNMC) to develop an efficient Geographic Information System (GIS) that would capture, analyze and provide timely data on all
midwives and nurses in Uganda. The GIS captures data on: cadres of midwives and nurses: available in the country; the licensure and registration status of midwives and nurses with UNMC; deployment and distribution of midwives and nurses; data on retirement; and production and absorption capacity by the public and private sectors. With just a roll out and utilization of the GIS in 28 districts of Uganda, the system has generated a number of notable benefits to the UNMC and the health care system as a whole.