Table 1. Overview of the levels of health facilities in Uganda, and typical health services provided [30].

Health facility level	Typical services provided
National Referral Hospital	Comprehensive specialist health services. Health research and teaching. Located in capital. Number of facilities nationally = 1
Regional Referral Hospital	Specialist health services (e.g., psychiatry, ophthalmology, ENT surgery), and all general services–inpatient and outpatient. Health research and teaching. Cover multiple districts. N = 14
District General Hospital	Preventive, promotive, curative maternity, paediatric, medical, surgical, laboratory and medical imaging services–inpatient and outpatient. In-service training, limited research. N = 52
Health Centre IV	Preventive, promotive, and curative care, including maternity, in-patient and emergency surgical services. Serves a county. N = 180
Health Centre III	Preventive, promotive, and curative care through out-patient services. Supervises HCII and community outreach activities. N~956
Health Centre II	Basic preventive, promotive and curative care through out-patient and community outreach activities.
Village Health Teams	Facilitate health promotion, service delivery, community participation, access, and utilization of health services, through community outreach.