Matana Hospital
| Matana Hospital | |
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| Geography | |
| Location | Matana, Bururi Province, Burundi |
| Coordinates | 3°45′43″S 29°41′31″E / 3.76205°S 29.69202°E |
| Organisation | |
| Care system | Public |
| Links | |
| Lists | Hospitals in Burundi |
The Matana Hospital (French: Hôpital de Matana) is a hospital in Bururi Province, Burundi.
Location
The hospital is the district hospital for the Matana Health District, which serves the north of Bururi Province.[1] It is a public district hospital serving a population of 90,709 as of 2014.[2] As of 2016 the only other hospitals in the province were the Bururi Hospital and the Rutovu Hospital.[1]
The hospital is opposite the Anglican church of Matana on the road leading to the Rutovu commune. It houses a general health center. This becomes a youth-friendly health centre on two days of the week, when it provides information to young people on sexual and reproductive health.[3]
Events
On 21 October 2020 Matana Hospital suffered a loss of power when the Regideso transformer in Matana was struck by lightening. Power had still not been restored by 3 November 2020. Flashlights or phones had to be used for light when helping women in labour. Laboratory tests and X-Rays were not possible.[4]
References
Sources
- Carte Sanitaire du Burundi (PDF), Burundi Ministry of Public Health, 2016, retrieved 2024-06-21
- "Centre de santé ami des jeunes de Matana : un ami que certains ignorent encore", yaga-burundi (in French), 20 September 2022, retrieved 2024-08-11
- Financement base sur la performance HD Matana (in French), Ministere de la Sante Publique et de la Lutte Contre le Sida, retrieved 2024-08-08
- "Paralysie des activités à l'hôpital de Matana suite au manque du courant électrique", Radio Publique Africaine (in French), 3 November 2020, retrieved 2024-08-11