, ▁a ▁lack ▁of ▁profession als ▁and ▁dru gs ▁and ▁equipment , ▁long ▁wait ▁times , ▁in ade qu ate ▁prevent ative ▁care , ▁a ▁poor ▁refer ral ▁system , ▁r ude ▁health ▁workers , ▁and ▁lack ▁of ▁services ▁for ▁vulner able ▁populations ▁like ▁the ▁poor ▁and ▁elder ly . ▁The ▁quality ▁of ▁services ▁affect s ▁util ization ▁in ▁different ▁ways , ▁including ▁prevent ing ▁patients ▁from ▁seeking ▁out ▁delivery ▁services ▁or ▁leading ▁them ▁to ▁see ▁traditional ▁prov iders , ▁self - med icate , ▁and ▁decide ▁not ▁to ▁seek ▁formal ▁care ▁or ▁seeing ▁private ▁prov iders . ▁ ▁Health ▁work force ▁ ▁There ▁is ▁a ▁significant ▁short age ▁of ▁health ▁workers ▁in ▁U g anda .   A ▁Human ▁Resources ▁for ▁Health ▁Policy ▁is ▁in ▁place ▁to ▁guide ▁rec ruit ment , ▁deployment , ▁and ▁ret ention ▁of ▁health ▁staff . ▁In ▁spite ▁of ▁this , ▁short ages ▁of ▁health ▁workers ▁persist . ▁According ▁to ▁a ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁published ▁report , ▁there ▁is ▁one ▁doctor ▁for ▁every ▁ 7 , 2 7 2 ▁U g and ans . ▁The ▁related ▁stat istic ▁is ▁ 1 : 3 6 , 8 1 0 ▁for ▁nur se / mid w if ery ▁profession als . ▁The ▁short ages ▁are ▁worse ▁in ▁rural ▁areas ▁where ▁ 8 0 ▁percent ▁of ▁the ▁population ▁res ides , ▁as ▁ 7 0 ▁percent ▁of ▁all ▁do ctors ▁are ▁pract icing ▁in ▁urban ▁areas . ▁There ▁are ▁ 6 1 ▁institutions ▁that ▁train ▁health ▁workers ,