Table 1

Intervention sites for quality improvement (QI) capacity development intervention47 48 80–84

Country
Region		Administrative unit
(district or equivalent)		QI teamsSettingCatchment populationCTC providers# of CTC providers supervisedFocus of CTC programmePolicy ratio of CTC providers to population
Ethiopia
Southern Nations, Nationalities and Peoples’ Region,
Sidama Zone		Shebedino woreda*1 Community QI team at woreda* level
9 Community QI teams covering health centre catchments:
Abela health centre
Galuko-hirreye health centre
Gebre-kirstos health centre
Mero kawado health centre
Telamo health centre
Fura health centre
Dobe toga health centre
Morocho negasha health centre
Dulacha health centre		Rural, medium-remote244 489Health extension workers68Preventive,
curative,
family planning		2:5000
Indonesia
Cianjur district		Cianjur district4 Community QI teams covering three puskesmas†
Cikalongkulon Pukesmas†
Ciranjang 1 Pukesmas†
Ciranjang 2 Pukesmas†
Gekbrong Pukesmas†		Suburban, medium-remote188 323Puskesmas midwives47Maternal health (including delivery)~1:5000–6000 general population (but serve women)
Kenya
Nairobi county		Embakasi West subcounty
Kasarani subcounty
Lang’ata subcounty		3 Community QI teams at subcounty
9 Community QI teams covering community units:
Maili Saba Unit
Bangladesh Unit
Southlands Unit
Raila Unit
Gitari Marigu Unit
Housing Development Dept Unit
City Carton Unit
Matopeni Unit
Ribakia Unit		Urban, non-remote737 460Community health volunteers
Community health extension workers		1530Preventive1:500
1:2500
MalawiMchinji,
Salima districts		2 Community QI teams at district levelRural, remote213 206Health surveillance assistants121Preventive,
curative		1:1000
Mozambique
Maputo province		Manhiça,
Moamba districts		2 Community QI teams at district levelRural, non-remote214 388Agentes polivalentes elementares68Preventive,
curative		~1:500–2000

  • *Woreda is the Amharic word for district, at the level below Zone in the Ethiopian health system.

  • †Puskesmas is the Bahasa word for community health facility.

  • CTC, close-to-community.