Using the missed opportunity tool as an application of the Lives Saved Tool (LiST) for intervention prioritization

Table 1 Top five missed opportunities in DRC, Ethiopia, Kenya, and Tanzania (1 - largest no. of total deaths averted)

	DRC^a	Ethiopia^a	Kenya^a	Tanzania^a
1	Labor and delivery management at the CEmOC level	Labor and delivery management at the CEmOC level	Labor and delivery management at the CEmOC level	Labor and delivery management at the CEmOC level
2	ACTs - Artemesinin –based combination therapies for treatment of malaria	Labor and delivery management at the BEmOC level	Labor and delivery management at the BEmOC level	Labor and delivery management at the BEmOC level
3	Balanced energy supplementation	Full supportive care for neonatal sepsis/pneumonia	Full supportive care for neonatal sepsis/pneumonia	Balanced energy supplementation
4	ORS - oral rehydration solution	Labor and delivery management at the Essential care level	Full supportive care for prematurity	Full supportive care for neonatal sepsis/pneumonia
5	Water connection in the home	Full supportive care for prematurity	Balanced energy supplementation	Full supportive care for prematurity

^aIf reducing unmet need for family planning is included in the Missed Opportunity analysis, it averts the most total deaths for all four countries

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