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Table 1 The structure of the Uganda National Health system

From: Utilization of public or private health care providers by febrile children after user fee removal in Uganda

Health unit

Services

Location

Population

Health Centre I

Outpost for outreach services

village

1,000

Health Centre II

Out patient services only

Parish

5,000

Health Centre III

Out patient services, Maternity, General Ward and laboratory

Sub-county

20,000

Health Centre IV

Outpatients, Wards, Theatre, Laboratory and blood transfusion

County

100,000

General Hospital

General Hospital care, Secondary services, laboratory and X-ray

District

100,000 – 1,000,000

Regional Referral Hospital

Specialists services

Region

(3 – 5 districts)

1,000,000 – 2,000,000

National Referral Hospital

Advanced Tertiary Care

National

Over 20,000,000

  1. Adapted from Government of Uganda, Health Sector Strategic Plan I, 2000/01 – 2004/05