Strategies to establish relevant healthcare institutions for sustainable healthcare provision in South Kivu, North-East Congo Union Mission, Democratic Republic of Congo

Abstract

Promotion and management of healthcare institutions have been a serious challenge of the South Kivu field, an institution which belongs to the Seventh-day Adventist church in North-East Congo Union Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo. The Field tried to establish healthcare institutions and did not succeed yet the establishment of healthcare institutions could have positive effects on the Field and people of the area. The purpose of this project was to establish a pilot healthcare institution within South Kivu Field, to determine strategies for implementation and contributing factors from this healthcare institution, and the impacts of those contributing factors within and outside it. The study utilized a cross-sectional design method using both qualitative and quantitative data collection with a simple random sampling technique to select the sample from Bunyakiri district members. At most the project analyzed the strengths; the weaknesses; the opportunities and threats which can be found in an area to enhance the development of a healthcare institution or to restrain it. The study ended with the establishment of Bulungu healthcare institution within Bunyakiri district. Bulungu is the locality in the grouping of Kalonge, the territory of Kalehe, an extent under Bunyakiri district within South Kivu Field. This area was fixed according to the cartography of health zone as required by the government. At most the contributing factors from a healthcare institution and the strategies for implementation were approved by the respondents. The respondents explained also the willingness to support the healthcare institution once it began.