Table 1.
The structure of the Uganda National Health system
| 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 |
Adapted from Government of Uganda, Health Sector Strategic Plan I, 2000/01 – 2004/05