Rapid reduction of maternal mortality in Uganda and Zambia through the saving mothers, giving life initiative: results of year 1 evaluation

Table 3 Types of facility and community interventions, accomplishments, and resources added during SMGL Year 1

	Gains during Year 1
	Uganda	Zambia
Infrastructure developed
operating theaters built or renovated	8	0
facilities with electricity upgrades	35	22
facilities with uninterrupted water supply added	6	10
mother shelters built or renovated	4	11
Human Resources added
medical officers	18	0
obstetricians	0	0
clinical officers	15	0
nurses	20	0
midwives	103	19
Health providers who received EmONC training	316	199
Supply-chain system improvements
facilities that received EmONC equipment	111	122
facilities that received essential commodities and supplies	89	122
facilities with protocols for clinical mgmt. of obstetric complications complications	57	NA
Communication-Transportation Added
vehicle ambulances	7	5
motorcycle ambulances (E-rangers)	16	14
bicycles	1	46
Vouchers redeemed for institutional delivery^a
transportation vouchers	29,436	NA
private care vouchers (also cover transportation)	85	NA
Community-based efforts added
community volunteers^b	4076	1548
community mobilization events	701	6
radio spots broadcast	36,146	3807

^aTransportation vouchers introduced in 3 districts and private care vouchers in all 4 districts in Uganda; vouchers were not introduced in Zambia
^bIncludes village health teams (VHTs)—one per community in Uganda, trained to provide preventive MCH services and conduct surveillance activities—and Safe Motherhood Action Groups (SMAGs) in Zambia, recruited and trained to link communities with facility-based care
Note: All figures in the table are numbers

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