Coverage at critical time points along the continuum of care in sub-Saharan Africa, around the year 2008.

The regional average coverage varies along the continuum of care for MNCH in sub-Saharan Africa. Currently, there are data available for six of the eight basic service delivery packages. The reproductive health packages delivered through outpatient/outreach services is represented by contraceptive prevalence rate. ANC package delivered through outpatient/outreach service is represented by one ANC visit. Childbirth clinical care package is represented by skilled attendant at birth. Postnatal care package delivered through outpatient/outreach service is represented by a postnatal check on the mother's health within 2 days of childbirth. Newborn baby and child clinical care package is represented by under-5 children with suspected pneumonia receiving antibiotics. Child health package delivered through outpatient or outreach service is represented by three doses of DPT vaccine. The reproductive health clinical care package and family and community care package have no routine indicator data available. *Postnatal care data from 12 countries. ⁺Under-5 children with suspected pneumonia receiving antibiotics data from 20 countries. Figure adapted from Kinney et al. 2009 [9] with data from a new analysis of Demographic and Health Surveys (2005–2008) and State of the World's Children 2010 [1].