The Matana Hospital (French: Hôpital de Matana) is a hospital in Bururi Province, Burundi.
Location
The hospital is the district hospital for the Matana Health District, which serves the north of Bururi Province.[1]
It is a public district hospital serving a population of 90,709 as of 2014.[2]
As of 2016 the only other hospitals in the province were the Bururi Hospital and the Rutovu Hospital.[1]
The hospital is opposite the Anglican church of Matana on the road leading to the Rutovu commune.
It houses a general health center.
This becomes a youth-friendly health centre on two days of the week, when it provides information to young people on sexual and reproductive health.[3]
Events
On 21 October 2020 Matana Hospital suffered a loss of power when the Regideso transformer in Matana was struck by lightening.
Power had still not been restored by 3 November 2020.
Flashlights or phones had to be used for light when helping women in labour.
Laboratory tests and X-Rays were not possible.[4]
