Furthermore, NGO hospitals were still the furthest health facilities in terms of average distance; however, when compared to 2005/06, the distances seem to have reduced. As expected, distances to health facilities were nearest in Kampala the capital compared to the other regions. The average number of households living within 5 Kms of health facility is 72% (Health Facilities Inventory MOH, 2012) Average distance to health facilities/health providers available within the community in Kilometers (KM) 35 30 25 20 15 10 5 0 2005/06 2009/10 House Hold Survey Source: Uganda National 2009/10 Immunization Coverage The common antigens administered in the country include; BCG (against tuberculosis), DPT-HepB-Hib (against Diphtheria, Pertusis, Tetanus, Hepatitis B, and Haemophilias influenza), Oral Polio Vaccine (OPV, against poliomyelitis and a measles vaccine). Statistics indicate that immunization against tuberculosis which has been leading in coverage since 2007 at about 90% has now been overtaken by Polio immunization in 2011 at about 95% coverage. Routine Immunization Coverage by % in Uganda from 2007 to 2011 of Children less than 1 year 100 90 80 70 BCG 60 DPT 50 POLIO 40 MEASLES 30 TT2+PREG 20 10 0 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 11

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