Table 1 Diagnostic laboratories participating in the EQA session on malaria microscopy
From: External quality assessment of malaria microscopy in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Participants | Provinces | Estimated % nationwide coverage | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bas-Congo | Kinshasa | Province Orientale | Katanga | Total | ||
Provincial Reference Laboratories | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 11* | 100,0 |
Hospitals | 24 | 32 | 4 | 12 | 72 | 9.9 |
Referral Health Centres | 22 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 36 | 1.0** |
Health Centres | 6 | 1 | 32 | 5 | 44 | |
Private Laboratories | 0 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 11 | N.D. |
Total | 53 | 55 | 37 | 22 | 174 | 1.9 |