Table 1. Profile of Key Informants and number of respondents by country.

Country	Profile of Key Informants	Number ofrespondents
Nigeria	Director Department of Reproductive Health Federal Ministry of Health; Registrar Nursing andMidwifery Council; Accrediting Officer Nursing and Midwifery Council; Head Association ofObstetrician Gynaecologists; Head Nursing and Midwifery School.	5
Ghana	Head Department of Reproductive Health Ghana Health Services; Head Midwifery School; Head CommunityNursing School; Head Medical and Dental Council; Head Association of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists.	3
Sierra Leone	Director Department of Reproductive Health Ministry of Health; Reproductive Health ManagerMinistry of Health; Head Midwifery School; National Family Planning CoordinatorMinistry of Health; District Nursing Officer.	3
Gambia	Principal Secretary Ministry of Health; Manager Reproductive Health Unit; Head Nurses and Midwives Council;Head Medical Board; Head Community Health Officer Program.	3
Kenya	Director Department of Reproductive Health Ministry of Health; Senior Health Advisor Department ofReproductive Health Ministry of Health; Head Association of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists;Head Nursing Council; District Nursing Officer.	3
Tanzania	Manager Department of Reproductive Health Ministry of Health; Head Nurses and Midwives Council;Head Nursing School; Head Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Medical School; DistrictMedical and Nursing Officer.	5
Somaliland	Manager Department of Reproductive Health Ministry of Health; Head Nurses and Midwives Council;Head Nursing School; Head Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Medical school; DistrictMedical and Nursing Officer.	4
Malawi	Head Department of Reproductive Health Ministry of Health; Head College of Nursing and Midwifery;Head Medical Council; Head, Nurses and Midwives Council; District Nursing Officer.	4
Zimbabwe	Director Department of Reproductive Health Ministry of Health; President Association of Obstetriciansand Gynaecologists; Head Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Medical School; Head NursesCouncil; Head Medical and Dental Practitioners Council.	4