In addition, the nomads in these countries have the same socio-economic factors that permeate the practice of FGM, such as a low level of education, the popularity of FGM in rural areas, low health-facility coverage and the same reasons for performing FGM.
Furthermore, PPIP facility coverage has increased significantly between 2000 (27 sites) and 2013 (588 sites).
The results will be applicable to facility-based settings, a fact especially relevant for countries with low health-facility coverage.
Facility data was available from a total of 131 PHCs, 74 higher public and 74 private facilities, attaining total facility coverage of 96%.
However in doing so, there is need to redefine the health facility coverage protocols that restrict patients from receiving care in health facilities nearest to them.
Although opinions varied among forum members, most agreed that substantial gaps were evident in their own countries with regard to facility coverage and available personnel.
There is an important gap in the health workers and health facility coverage with the in-service training, job aids and in particular with malaria related supervisory activities.
In 2010, it was gradually scaled up to the entire country and came up to have a 100% district and 90% health facility coverage [ 22].
National population coverage with ACS is likely to be much lower than facility coverage estimates, as a large proportion of births take place outside of high-volume facilities or outside any facility.
Primary health facility coverage of HTC and basic PMTCT services was also comprehensive, although stock-outs of HIV test-kits, and drugs would clearly have limited the services at times.
