Table 2 Structure of Uganda national health system
Health unit | Services | Location | Population |
|---|---|---|---|
Village Health Team | Outreach services | Village | 1000 |
Health Centre (HC) II | Outpatient, antenatal care, immunization and outreach | Parish | 5000 |
Health Centre III | HC II services plus inpatient care and environmental health | Sub-county | 20,000 |
Health Centre IV | HC III services plus surgery and supervision of lower health units | County | 100,000 |
General Hospital | General hospital care | District | 500,000 |
Regional Referral Hospital | Specialists services | Region | 2,000,000 |
National Referral Hospital | Advanced Tertiary care | National | 27,000,000 |