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Table 1 Community Health Workers Programme (PACS) numbers from December 2007 to December 2009, per district

From: Community health workers programme in Luanda, Angola: an evaluation of the implementation process

District (Commune and target population according to documents)

December

July

December

June

December

2007d

2008

2008

2009

2009d

Cacuaco (Kikolo: 421,000 inhabitants)

     

• CHW necessary to cover target populationb

601

601

601

601

601

• Trained CHW

832

872

890

1094

1098

• Registered families

31,270

69,503

70,352

109,172

109,788

• Registered individuals

97,021

385,809

502,986

600,624

604,009

(% in relation to target population)

(23.0%)

(91.6%)

(119.5%)

(142.7%)

(143.5%)

Sambizanga (Ngola Kiluanji: 250,000 inhabitants)

     

• CHW necessary to cover target populationb

357

357

357

357

357

• Trained CHW

277

407

480

487

487

• Registered families

10,001

30,152

53,037

53,810

48,113

• Registered individuals

28,393

170,722

297,006

301,337

269,432

(% in relation to target population)

(11.4%)

(68.3%)

(118.8%)

(120.5%)

(107.8%)

Samba (Benfica: 108,850 inhabitants)

     

• CHW necessary to cover target populationb

155

155

155

155

155

• Trained CHW

11

59

100

150

131

• Registered families

1,261

6,913

11,717

17,575

13,223

• Registered individuals

4,380

24,003

40,683

61,025

45,914

(% in relation to target population)

(4.0%)

(22.1%)

(37.4%)

(56.1%)

(42.2%)

Kilamba Kiaxi (Golfe: 389,500 inhabitants)

     

• CHW necessary to cover target populationb

556

556

556

556

556

• Trained CHW

96

78

166

176

160

• Registered families

4,800

6,853

14,584

18,532

16,620

• Registered individuals

20,513

31,074

66,131

71,336

63,975

(% in relation to target population)

(5.3%)

(8.0%)

(17.0%)

(18.3%)

(16.4%)

Cazenga (Cazenga: 643,123 inhabitants)

     

• CHW necessary to cover target populationb

918

918

918

918

918

• Trained CHW

258

373

373

641

641

• Registered families

8,036

28,236

34,849

62,267

64,151

• Registered individuals

27,734

97,451

225,676

406,661

418,966

(% in relation to target population)

(4.3%)

(15.2%)

(35.1%)

(63.2%)

(65.1%)

Vianaa (Km 9 and Km 12: 600,000 inhabitants)

     

• CHW necessary to cover target populationb

857

857

857

857

857

• Trained CHW

120

-

339

360

131

• Registered families

8,037

-

33,900

36,000

32,311

• Registered individuals

40,186

-

169,500

180,000

161,555

(% in relation to target population)

(7.0%)

 

(28.2%)

(30.0%)

(26.9%)

Total of Luanda province (2,412,473 inhabitantsc)

     

• CHW necessary to cover target populationb

3,444

3,444

3,444

3,444

3,444

• Trained CHW

1,594

1,789

2,348

2,548

2,517

• Registered families

63,406

141,658

238,699

261,357

251.895

• Registered individuals

218,227

709,060

1,301,982

1,440,983

1,402,295

(% in relation to target population)

(9.0%)

(29.4%)

(54.0%)

(59.7%)

(58.1%)

  1. aThe only available records for the district of Viana were extracted from the UNICEF consultant’s report of December 2007, presentations by the Provincial Department on Health in Luanda (December 2008 and December 2009), and from interview with district coordinator (June 2009), enabling a projection of the number of families and individuals covered by the programme.
  2. bEstimated as follows: target population/700 (700 equals 100 (number of families for each CHW to follow-up) × 7 (projected mean number of individuals per family)).
  3. cProvince population equals the sum of all target populations for the six districts.
  4. dIn December 2007, the number of trained CHWs includes CHWs with unconcluded training, this explains the number of CHWs in the district of Kilamba Kiaxi being higher in December 2007 than in July 2008. The source of the data for December 2009 was a presentation of the Provincial Department on Health in Luanda (original CHW records were not available).