Table 1 Activities focusing delivery of EmOC in district as stipulated by one plan document: 2008–2015 (MOH, 2007)
Indicator for EMOC delivery | Activities |
|---|---|
Strengthen all dispensaries and health centers to provide Basic Emergency Obstetric Care (BEmOC) | • Deploy health workers (nurse-midwives, clinical officers and laboratory assistant) |
• Provide essential equipments and supplies for BEmOC | |
• Build/Improve Infrastructure for service delivery (delivery room and postnatal wards) | |
Strengthen the capacity of district hospital and upgrade by 50% health centers to provide Comprehensive Emergency Obstetric Care (CEmOC) | • Deploy skilled health workers (Nurse midwives, Medical officers, Assistant Medical Officers, Anesthetists, Laboratory technicians) |
• Provide essential equipment and supplies for EmOC | |
• Build/Improve infrastructure for service delivery (Operating theatres, labor wards, blood storage facilities, incinerators) | |
Strengthen health workers competencies | Develop and conduct tailor made training for nurse midwives and clinical officers at dispensaries to provide EmOC and for nurse midwives and assistant medical officers at health centers and district hospital to provide CEmOC |