Mubiana Macwan’gi

TL;DR: The most striking result was the degree of unmet need for health services and the large number of individuals who were self-medicating due to lack of money rather than the minor nature of their illness.

TL;DR: One of their main conclusions is that many people criticize the introduction of cost sharing because it does not improve the quality of care, by which they first of all mean the availability of drugs.

TL;DR: While many women reported positive experiences with postnatal care utilization, cases of delay or denial ofPostnatal care exist, and the lack of focus on postnatal support may place home-delivered newborns in “double jeopardy” due to poor quality intra-partum care and reduced access to postnatal Care.

TL;DR: The two countries had markedly different patterns of transportation for obstetric care, and modes of transport and travel times varied dramatically by wealth quintile, which policymakers need to take into account when designing obstetric transport interventions.

TL;DR: Patients in Ugandan intervention facilities were more likely to give high ratings for equipment availability, providers' knowledge and communication skills, and care quality, than patients in comparison facilities, and there were fewer differences between Zambian intervention and comparison facilities.