Overweight – 5
(DHS 2008)
Source: Ministry of Health, 2011
5.5.3
Antenatal care coverage
The proportion of pregnant women assessing antenatal care improved from 90.4 percent
in 2010 to 91.3 percent in 2011 (Table 5.6).
5.5.4
Supervised deliveries
The proportion of deliveries supervised by health professionals increased from 49.5
percent in 2010 to 52.23 percent in 2011 (Table 5.6).
5.5.5
National Health Insurance Scheme
As part of efforts to improve access to affordable health care for all persons the National
Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) continued with the registration and re-registration of
individuals to the scheme. Total registration as at October 2011 stood at 2,225,543
persons comprising 873,372 males and 1,352,171 females (Table 5.7).
Table 5.7
Total registered members of NHIS, 2008 – October 2011
2008
2009
Total registration
4,344,266
1,993,217
Male registration
2,178,916
884,853
Female registration
2,155,350
1,108,364
Source: National Health Insurance Authority, 2011
5.5.6
2010
3,519,589
1,372,640
2,149,949
Oct 2011
2,225,543
873,372
1,352,171
Malaria
Under-five malaria case fatality increased from 1.1 percent in 2010 to 2.8 percent in 2011
(Table 5.8).
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