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Table 1 Demographic characteristics of healthcare facilities per country

From: Preparing healthcare facilities in sub-Saharan Africa for future outbreaks: insights from a multi-country digital self-assessment of COVID-19 preparedness

  

Location

Type of facility

Ownership

Country

#Facilities

Rural

Urban

N/Pa

Outpatient Clinic

General Hospital

Specialized Hospital

N/P

Faith based

Private for profit

Private non-profit

Public

N/P

Kenya

190

66

41

83

64

66

60

11

49

23

47

60

Tanzania

114

79

24

11

67

41

1

5

27

2

6

74

5

Ghana

95

50

39

6

34

51

5

5

60

13

9

8

5

Nigeria

35

2

17

16

10

11

9

5

16

7

7

5

Namibia

21

5

14

2

16

1

2

2

18

1

2

Uganda

10

10

5

5

8

2

Ethiopia

2

2

2

2

Burundi

1

1

1

1

DRC

1

1

1

1

Malawi

1

1

1

1

Mozambique

1

1

1

1

Total

471

203

150

118

201

176

17

77

99

107

51

137

77

Proportions

100%

43%

32%

25%

43%

37%

4%

16%

21%

23%

11%

29%

16%

  1. Abbreviation: N/P not provided
  2. aProviding demographic information as location, type, and ownership of facility, is optional in the SafeCare4Covid application