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Table 1 Health zones characteristics

From: Ensuring leadership at the operational level of a health system in protracted crisis context: a cross-sectional qualitative study covering 8 health districts in Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo

Health Zones

Number of Heath Areas

Number of Health Centers

Number of Hospitals

Population in 2021

Administrative Status

Kaziba

16

16

2

144,471

Rural

Minova

21

21

6

379,352

Rural

Mubumbano

15

15

5

216,307

Rural

Mwana

15

15

3

154,455

Rural

Nyangezi

12

12

4

190,956

Rural

Nyantende

11

11

2

149,330

Urban-rural

Ruzizi

21

21

4

201,093

Rural

Uvira

22

22

10

376,159

Urban