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Indicator name:
Health infrastructure: Health posts density per 100 000 population
Short name:
Density of health posts
Topic:
Health systems resources
Definition:
Number of health posts from the public and private sectors, per 100,000 population. Health posts are either community centres or health environments with a very limited number of beds with limited curative and preventive care resources normally assisted by health workers or nurses.
Disaggregation:
Provider type (public/private)
Method of measurement
Count of health posts available in the country, divided by the number of population.
Method of estimation:
Information collected directly from country focal points from ministries of health through the baseline country survey on medical devices 2013 update, conducted by HQ/HIS/EMP/PAU. The population data was obtained from World Population Prospects 2012 Revision (2013 medium estimates). Predominant type of statistics: Unadjusted.
Unit of Measure:
Per 100,000 population
Expected frequency of data dissemination:
Annual
Contact person email:
velazquezberumena@who.int
Name:
Ms Adriana Velazquez Berumen
IMRID:
3010
Links:
WHO medical devices
Indicator Metadata Registry List
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