Table 1 Government and PNFP health facilities and services by level of care in Uganda in 2017
HC1 | HC2 | HC3 | HC4 | General hospital | Regional referral hospital | National referral hospital | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Total number | 25,000 | 2354 | 1291 | 196 | 117 | 16 | 2 |
Population served | 1000 | 5000 | 20,000 | 100,000 | 500,000 | 2 million | 10 million |
Service area | Village | Parish | Sub-county | Sub-district | District | Regional | National |
Staffing | Village health workers | Nurses | Clinical officers, nurses | Doctors, clinical officers, nurses | Doctors, clinical officers, pharmacy technicians, nurses | Specialists, doctors, clinical officers, pharmacists nurses | Specialists, doctors, clinical officers, pharmacists nurses |
Services | Preventive; health promotion; reproductive, maternal, newborn, child health | Preventive; promotion; outpatient curative; maternity; community outreach and emergencies | HC2 plus: inpatient health services; simple diagnostic/laboratory services | HC3 plus: emergency surgery; blood transfusion; laboratory services | HC4 plus: service training; consultation; research | General hospital plus: specialist’s services such as psychiatry, ear, nose, and throat, ophthalmology, dentistry, intensive care, radiology, pathology, and more complex surgery | Regional referral hospital plus: specialists’ services; training and research |