| Abstract |
Service Availability Mapping (SAM) in Uganda was conducted by Uganda’s Ministry of Health (MoH) in collaboration
with the World Health Organization (WHO) in March 2004. The goal was to collect information on the availability and
distribution of key health services across the country. SAM provides baseline monitoring information for the scale-up of key HIV/AIDS-related services such as antiretroviral therapy (ART), prevention of mother-to-child transmission (PMTCT) of HIV, and counselling and HIV testing.
The SAM survey covered 54 districts. Four districts could not be assessed due to security concerns. Using personal digital
assistants (PDAs) for data entry in the field, data were uploaded in WHO's Health Mapper and linked to a global positioning system (GPS) database containing the geographic coordinates for health facilities in the country. This information was used to produce maps for selected services.
This SAM report for Uganda covers the following indicators:
1. The availability of services and service providers:
• Human Resources
• Hospital beds
• Blood transfusion services
• Laboratory Services
• Communication and technology
• Injection practices
• Sterilization equipment
2. Estimated coverage of specific interventions:
• Percentage of facilities in the district with access to safe water
• Percentage of facilities in the district with functioning piped water supply
• Percentage of facilities in the district with health workers trained in safe motherhood
• Percentage of facilities in the district with health workers trained in IMCI
• Percentage of facilities in the district with HIV testing sites
• Percentage of facilities in the district with TB treatment sites that had a stock out
3. Facilities providing selected services
• HIV counseling and testing
• TB diagnostic lab facilities
• ALERT system
• Caesarean section
• Emergency blood transfusion
• Family planning |
