Percent of health facilities equipped with the medications and supplies necessary to provide evidence-based emergency obstetric care

Definition:

Percent of health facilities equipped with the medications and supplies necessary to provide evidence-based emergency obstetric care.

Numerator:

Number of facilities that have oxytocin and magnesium sulfate in the labour and delivery ward.

Denominator:

All health facilities providing maternity care.

Disaggregation:

Commodity type, geographic location, managing authority, programme.

Data Requirements:

Stock out data may also refer to specific time period (1 month, 3 months).

Data on the availability of oxytocin and magnesium sulfate collected from a survey of facilities. Availability is reported as the percentage of medicine outlets where a particular medicine was found on the day of the survey. Health facility reports may also include stockouts indicators but require regular independent verification.

Data Sources:

Health facility survey

SARA (service availability and readiness assessment)

SPA (service provision assessment)

Routine logistic information system

Purpose:

This indicator measures the availability of physical resources at the facility. Access to oxytocin and magnesium sulfate are intended to be available within the context of functioning labor and delivery wards at all times and in adequate amounts.

References:

World Health Organization (WHO). Consultation on Improving Measurement of the Quality of Maternal, Newborn and Child Care in Health Facilities.; 2013. http://apps.who.int/iris/bitstream/10665/128206/1/9789241507417_eng.pdf