The status of emergency obstetric and newborn care in post-conflict eastern DRC: a facility-level cross-sectional study

Table 2 Public health facilities providing maternal and neonatal care per level and per study Health Zones (HZ) in the North-Kivu province of Eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, 2017

Health Zone (HZ)	Population	Expected number of live births*	Referral hospitals (RH)	Referral health centres (RHC)	Health centres (HC)
Goma	243,685	9869	Hôpital Provincial du Nord-Kivu^† Hôpital Général Charité Maternelle^†	CSR Carmel^† CSR Heal Africa^† CSR Keshero^† CH Bethesda^†	CS Mapendo CS Buhimba CS Casop CS Afia Himbi CS Kasika
Karisimbi	461,089	21,164	Hôpital Général Virunga Hôpital Militaire Régional	CSR Kahembe CSR Albert Barthel CH Notre dame d’Afrique CH La Résurrection	CS Murara CS Bujovu CS Majengo CS Lubango CS La solidarité CS Virunga CS Mabanga CS Katoyi
Rutshuru	283,432	13,009	Hôpital Général de Rutshuru^‡	CSR Kinyandonyi CSR Kiwanja CSR Mapendo CSR Rubare CSR Vitshumbi	CS Rutshuru CS Biruma CS Buturande CS Kalengera CS Kakomero CS Katale CS Kibututu CS Mabungo CS Murambi CS Rugari CS Umoja
Total	988,206	44,042	5	13	24

Source: Central bureau of the Health Zones (CBHZ)
*calculated as population x crude birth rates (CBR, as reported in the 2013–2014 DRC Demographic Health Survey [42])
CSR: centre de santé de référence, CH: centre hospitalier, CS: centre de santé
^†Non-for-profit organisations including 5 faith-based and 1 NGO owned (CSR Heal Africa) health facilities
^‡ Public RH supported by Médecin Sans Frontières

ISSN: 1752-1505