ers ,   trad itional ▁birth ▁attend ants ,   h ydro ▁ther ap ists , ▁etc . ▁ ▁U g anda ' s ▁health ▁system ▁is ▁divided ▁into ▁national ▁and ▁district - based ▁levels . ▁At ▁the ▁national ▁level ▁are ▁the ▁national ▁refer ral ▁hosp it als , ▁regional ▁refer ral ▁hosp it als , ▁and ▁semi - aut onom ous ▁institutions ▁including ▁the ▁U g anda ▁Blood ▁Trans f usion ▁Services , ▁the ▁U g anda ▁National ▁Medical ▁St ores , ▁the ▁U g anda ▁Public ▁Health ▁Labor ator ies ▁and ▁the ▁U g anda ▁National ▁Health ▁Research ▁Organ ization ▁( UN H RO ). ▁The ▁aim ▁of ▁U g anda ' s ▁health ▁system ▁is ▁to ▁deliver ▁the ▁national ▁minimum ▁health ▁care ▁package . ▁U g anda ▁runs ▁a ▁decent ral ized ▁health ▁system ▁with ▁national ▁and ▁district ▁levels . ▁ ▁The ▁lowest ▁r ung ▁of ▁the ▁district - based ▁health ▁system ▁consists ▁of ▁Village ▁Health ▁Teams ▁( V HT s ). ▁These ▁are ▁volunte er ▁community ▁health ▁workers ▁who ▁deliver ▁pre domin antly ▁health ▁education , ▁prevent ive ▁services , ▁and ▁simple ▁cur ative ▁services ▁in ▁communities . ▁They ▁const itute ▁level ▁ 1 ▁health ▁services . ▁The ▁next ▁level ▁is ▁Health ▁Center ▁II , ▁which ▁is ▁an ▁out ▁patient ▁service ▁run ▁by ▁a ▁nur se . ▁It ▁is ▁intended ▁to ▁serve ▁ 5 0 0 0 ▁people . ▁Next ▁in ▁level ▁is ▁Health ▁Center ▁III ▁( HC III ) ▁which ▁serves ▁ 1 0 , 0 0 0