Table 1 A description of population density and health service providers in three districts of Somalia in 2007
From: Health service providers in Somalia: their readiness to provide malaria case-management
| Â | Gebiley district | Garowe/Burtinle districts | Merka district | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Area within established district boundary (Km2) | 4,228.1 | 19,751.6 | 1413.5 | 25,393.2 |
Number of settlements indentified | 163 | 42 | 177 | 382 |
Estimated total population (population density per Km2) | 230,000 (54.4) | 73,000 (3.7) | 300,000 (212.2) | 603,000 (23.7) |
Total number of public health facilities | 21 | 10 | 14 | 45 |
Hospitals | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
MCH/OP facilities | 4 | 7 | 7 | 18 |
Health posts | 16 | 2 | 5 | 23 |
Population per public facility ratio | 10,952 per facility | 7,300 per facility | 21,429 per facility | 11,667 per facility |
Median (min, max) distance from settlement to public facility outside the district capital (Km) | 6.8 (0.1, 16.3) | 24.2 (0.1, 45.3) | 4.6 (0.1,14.4) | 6.3 (0.1, 45.3) |
Staff per district | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   Doctors | 1 | 5 | 5 | 11 |
   Nurses | 9 | 26 | 35 | 70 |
   Auxillary Nurses | 15 | 32 | 44 | 91 |
   Community Health Workers | 15 | 8 | 9 | 32 |
   Laboratory technicians | 4 | 8 | 11 | 23 |
Total number of Private sector providers | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   Pharmacy alone | 32 | 36 | 79 | 147 |
   Pharmacy + laboratory | 15 | 5 | 6 | 26 |
   Pharmacy + clinic | 5 | 1 | 2 | 8 |
   Pharmacy +laboratory+ clinic | 2 | 11 | 0 | 13 |
   Population per pharmacy ratio | 4,260 per pharmacy | 1,377 per pharmacy | 3,448 per pharmacy | 3,108 per pharmacy |