Table 5. Basic Infrastructure Capacity of Selected DRC District Hospitals
Equipment/SuppliesAbuziBwamandaDembaGomaKabareKinkandaKirotsheLubumbashiMulongoPanziWapindaYakoma
Catchment area80,000200,000252,000100,000155,000165,000280,000200,000100,000150,00070,000100,000
No. of beds65242652451501501502001503509065
No. of admissions/year8505,0001,5005,0005,0004,0005,0004,0323,5005,0006001,500
No. of surgical cases/year2503,5006001,0001,5008508502,3458503,500150250
No. of operating rooms121244133511
Running water, frequency of availabilityXOXOOOOXX
Electricity, frequency of availabilityOOOOXXO
  • Abbreviations: DRC, Democratic Republic of the Congo; ✓, Always; X, Never; O, Sometimes.