Title |
Use of facility assessment data to improve reproductive health service delivery in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
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Published in |
Conflict and Health, December 2009
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DOI | 10.1186/1752-1505-3-12 |
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Authors |
Sara E Casey, Kathleen T Mitchell, Immaculée Mulamba Amisi, Martin Migombano Haliza, Blandine Aveledi, Prince Kalenga, Judy Austin |
Abstract |
Prolonged exposure to war has severely impacted the provision of health services in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). Health infrastructure has been destroyed, health workers have fled and government support to health care services has been made difficult by ongoing conflict. Poor reproductive health (RH) indicators illustrate the effect that the prolonged crisis in DRC has had on the on the reproductive health (RH) of Congolese women. In 2007, with support from the RAISE Initiative, the International Rescue Committee (IRC) and CARE conducted baseline assessments of public hospitals to evaluate their capacities to meet the RH needs of the local populations and to determine availability, utilization and quality of RH services including emergency obstetric care (EmOC) and family planning (FP). |
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United States | 4 | 3% |
Brazil | 1 | <1% |
Tanzania, United Republic of | 1 | <1% |
Belgium | 1 | <1% |
United Kingdom | 1 | <1% |
Unknown | 112 | 93% |
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Student > Master | 26 | 22% |
Student > Ph. D. Student | 19 | 16% |
Researcher | 11 | 9% |
Student > Bachelor | 10 | 8% |
Student > Doctoral Student | 6 | 5% |
Other | 22 | 18% |
Unknown | 26 | 22% |
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Medicine and Dentistry | 34 | 28% |
Social Sciences | 23 | 19% |
Nursing and Health Professions | 12 | 10% |
Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 4 | 3% |
Engineering | 3 | 3% |
Other | 12 | 10% |
Unknown | 32 | 27% |