Butembo Health Zone

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Butembo Health Zone is a major administrative and healthcare district in North Kivu Province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, known for being heavily affected during the 2018–2020 Ebola outbreak.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf administrative health district
health zone
administrativeLevel sub-provincial health district
affectedBy 2018–2020 Kivu Ebola epidemic in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
surface form: 2018–2020 Kivu Ebola epidemic

Ebola virus disease
country Democratic Republic of the Congo
epidemicControlActivities Ebola case detection
Ebola vaccination campaigns
community engagement
contact tracing
infection prevention and control
governedBy Ministry of Health of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
hasFunction coordination of primary health care
disease surveillance
implementation of national health policies
outbreak response coordination
hasHealthFacilityType general hospital
health center
health post
hasPopulationCharacteristic high population density
significant internal displacement due to conflict
hasRole epidemiological surveillance unit
primary health-care delivery area
healthSystem DRC national health system
locatedIn North Kivu Province
Ituri Province
surface form: eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo
locatedInConflictRegion Kivu conflict area
notableEvent Ebola treatment centers attacks during 2018–2020 outbreak
notableFor heavy impact during the 2018–2020 Ebola outbreak
partOf Butembo
surface form: Butembo city

North Kivu provincial health system
publicHealthChallenges Ebola virus disease outbreaks
community mistrust during outbreaks
insecurity and armed conflict
limited health infrastructure
regionType urban health zone
supportedBy International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies
Médecins Sans Frontières
UNICEF
World Health Organization
surveillanceFocusDiseases Ebola virus disease
cholera
malaria
measles
timePeriodOfMajorOutbreak 2018–2020
usesLanguage French
Swahili

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