Quality of care for children with malaria at private health facilities in the mid-western region of Uganda

This study assessed the quality of malaria-related care services in private facilities operating in districts supported by the MAPD project in Uganda.

The 2018 Uganda Malaria Indicator Survey showed that 59 percent of the population seek advice or treatment from the private sector. Despite this, national efforts in malaria-related capacity building have centered on public facilities, and the quality of care within Uganda’s private health facilities remains largely undocumented. This study assessed the quality of malaria-related care services in private facilities operating in districts supported by the US President Malaria Initiative’s Malaria Action Program for District (MAPD) project in Uganda.

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Country: Uganda

Keywords: Private sector | Research | Malaria | Diagnosis | Malaria in pregnancy | MNCH | Treatment