Table 3. National and Reginal Level Respondents .

Category of Respondent	Role in the SA	Number
MoH, Community Development Gender, Elderly and Children (former Ministry of Health & Social Welfare)	• Formulates the SA template (policy) and monitors the implementation of this policy • Finances SAs	1
Umbrella Organizations - Involve the association of institutions with common interest in issues related to health	• They offer technical support to health facilities under their umbrella that have entered into SAs with the district councils	1
Development partners	• Provide technical and financial support in the development and implementation of SAs	1
RHMT	• Provide technical back up to the district councils in the implementation of SAs	2
Total Key Informants		5

Abbreviations: SA, service agreement; RHMT, Regional Health Management Team; MoH, Ministry of Health.