Since 2001 the Uganda government has been implementing a
minimum public-healthcare package for prevention of
anaemia among pregnant women. The results of this study indicate
that the uptake of this package has been inadequate. The minimum
public healthcare package is available at health centres and,
therefore, requires pregnant women to make regular ANC visits.
Due to low rates of ANC visits, most pregnant women miss
anaemia interventions and health education sessions. The low