The advocacy program is the core function of MHU. MHU has worked with other partners in the review processes of the Mental Health Act (1964) and the Persons with Disability Act (2006). We now have Mental Health Act 2018 and Persons with Disability Act 2019.
At the international level, MHU participated in the 4th pre-sessional working group of the UNCRPD in September 2015 and the 15th session on the UNCRPD in April 2016 in Geneva. As a result of this advocacy, the committee, in their concluding observations to the state party – Uganda, highlighted areas for improvement for people with psycho-social disabilities.