Table 6. Frequency of Availability of Essential Equipment and Supplies at Selected DRC Hospitals
Equipment/SuppliesAbuziBwamandaDembaGomaKabareKinkandaKirotsheLubumbashiMulongoPanziWapindaYakoma
Gloves, sterile, sizes 6–8OO
Oropharyngeal airway, adultXXXOXX
Resuscitator bag valve and mask, adultXXOOXO
Mask and tubing to connect oxygen supplyXXXOOOXX
Oxygen source (cylinder/concentrator)XXXOXXX
Chest tubes insertion equipmentXXXXOOXX
  • Abbreviations: DRC, Democratic Republic of the Congo; ✓, Always; X, Never; O, Sometimes.