The state of emergency medical services and acute health facility care in Uganda: findings from a National Cross-Sectional Survey

Table 1 A summary of the results highlighting the six EMS pillars

National	Leadership and governance	Strong and committed leadership at MOH. No policy, no guidelines. Development of policy and guidelines underway.
	Financing	No designated funds for EMS.
	Information	Health management information system has no EMS specific data. Data on acute facility care limited.
	Health workforce	Limited staff.
Sub-national	Leadership and governance	No clear lead agency in some districts. No coordination. No policies, guidelines, standards.
	Financing	Low, no ear-marking of funds for EMS. Facility based care funded as part of facility funding.
	Information	Poor generation and use. Limited information sharing.
	Health workforce	Present but limited in EMS. Present in limited numbers, poorly trained in and outside facilities, most facilities have no fixed staff in emergency areas.
	Medical products	Acute shortages in pre-hospital and health facility spaces, even of basics.
	Service delivery	Limited by poor coordination and financing.

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