Assessment Report on the Availability of Oxygen and Biomedical Equipment in Health Facilities: DRC Facility Survey Report

The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the need for oxygen and other respiratory care supplies and equipment around the globe.

In response, PATH conducted a biomedical equipment survey in 692 health facilities across the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). The purpose of the survey was to quantify the existing oxygen production and delivery equipment, consumables for administering oxygen therapy, bed capacity, and facility infrastructure that are relevant to providing respiratory care. Survey results suggest an overall scarcity of critical equipment and unequal distribution across surveyed facilities in the DRC.

This report summarizes observations from the collected data and is intended to help global and national stakeholders understand COVID-19 treatment capacity in DRC.

Corporate author(s): PATH

Publication date: March 2022

Available materials

  1. English

    1. Assessment Report on the Availability of Oxygen and Biomedical Equipment in Health Facilities: DRC Facility Survey Report 911 KB PDF

  2. French

    1. Rapport d’évaluation concernant la disponibilité d'oxygène et d’équipements biomédicaux dans les formations sanitaires - Rapport d’enquête auprès de formations sanitaires en RDC 1.1 MB PDF