TABLE 2.

Recommended and Observed Number of EmONCa and CEmONC Facilities per Capita in SMGL-Supported Districts at Baseline (2012), Phase 1 (2013), and Endline (2016)

BaselinePhase 1Endline
PopulationaRecommended EmONCb,cObserved EmONCc,dObserved CEmONCc,ePopulationaRecommended EmONCb,cObserved EmONCc,dObserved CEmONCc,ePopulationfRecommended EmONCb,cObserved EmONCdObserved CEmONCc,e
Kabarole415,600533421,700586456,052586
Kibaale681,300733717,500855818,176975
Kamwenge332,000430339,500452392,501433
Kyenjojo383,600411397,700473428,451583
Total1,812,500201071,876,4002125162,095,180232617
  • Abbreviations: CEmONC, comprehensive emergency obstetric and neonatal care; EmONC, emergency obstetric and neonatal care; RAMOS, Reproductive Age Mortality Study; SMGL, Saving Mothers, Giving Life; WHO, World Health Organization.

  • a Estimated from SMGL RAMOS 2013.19

  • b EmONC encompasses facilities performing at least 7 lifesaving interventions within the past 3 months. CEmONC indicates those facilities providing 9 lifesaving interventions in the past 3 months.

  • c Uses the WHO minimum-recommended number of EmONC and CEmONC per 500,000 population (5 EmONC, including at least 1 CEmONC, per 500,000).

  • d Observed EmONC includes facilities that may not have provided assisted vaginal delivery in the past 3 months.

  • e Observed CEmONC includes facilities that may not have provided assisted vaginal delivery in the past 3 months; a few facilities reported shortage of blood in Phase 1 in the previous 3 months but were still classified as CEmONC facilities.

  • f Estimated from SMGL RAMOS 2017.19

  • Source: SMGL Uganda Health Facility Assessments, 2012, 2013, and 2016.