Four mobile (or community-based) plant health clinics were started in Uganda on a pilot basis in 2005 as an attempt to ensure better plant health advisory services for small-scale farmers. This new way of delivering primary plant healthcare to farmers has attracted wider interest and the Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries (MAAIF) have recently included the plant clinics in their new 5-year Development Strategy and Investment Plan to strengthen disease control and surveillance.