Health in Gabon

The Human Rights Measurement Initiative[1] finds that Gabon is fulfilling 62.2% of what it should be fulfilling for the right to health based on its level of income.[2] When looking at the right to health with respect to children, Gabon achieves 84.7% of what is expected based on its current income.[3] In regards to the right to health amongst the adult population, the country achieves only 78.1% of what is expected based on the nation's level of income. [4] Gabon falls into the "very bad" category when evaluating the right to reproductive health because the nation is fulfilling only 23.9% of what the nation is expected to achieve based on the resources (income) it has available.[5]


Hospitals

There were 542 medical facilities in Gabon in 2019. Government and other notable hospitals are listed below.[6]

Hospitals in Gabon
Name Location Type facility Ref
George Rawiri Hospitalier RegionalLambaréné, Moyen-Ogooué ProvinceRegional Hospital[6]
Koulamoutou Centre Hospitalier UrbainKoulamoutou, Ogooué-Lolo ProvinceCentre Hospitalier Urbain[6]
Paul Moukambi Hospitalier RegionalKoulamoutou, Ogooué-Lolo ProvinceRegional Hospital[6]
Mouila Hospitalier RegionalMouila, Ngounié ProvinceRegional Hospital[6]
Bongolo HospitalLébamba, Ngounié ProvinceHospital[7]
Makokou Hospitalier RegionalMakokou, Ogooué-Ivindo ProvinceRegional Hospital[6]
Agondje Centre Hospitalier UniversitaireLibreville/Owendo, Estuaire ProvinceUniversity Hospital[6]
Egypto Gabonaise Hopital CooperationLibreville/Owendo, Estuaire ProvinceHôpital Coopération[6]
Libreville Centre Hospitalier UniversitaireLibreville/Owendo, Estuaire ProvinceUniversity Hospital[6][7]
Sino Gabonaise Hopital Cooperation LibrevilleLibreville/Owendo, Estuaire ProvinceHôpital Coopération[6]
Hôpital d’Instruction des Armées Omar Bongo OndimbaLibreville/Owendo, Estuaire ProvinceMilitary Hospital[7]
Port Gentil Centre Hospitalier RegionalPort Gentil, Ogooué-Maritime ProvinceRegional Hospital[6][7]
Port Gentil Hospitalier RegionalPort Gentil, Ogooué-Maritime ProvinceRegional Hospital[6]
Oyem Hospitalier RegionalOyem, Woleu-Ntem ProvinceRegional Hospital[6]
Benjamin Ngoubou Hospitalier RegionalTchibanga, Nyanga ProvinceRegional Hospital[6]
Tchibanga Hospitalier RegionalTchibanga, Nyanga ProvinceRegional Hospital[6]
Amissa Bongo Hospitalier RegionalFranceville, Haut-Ogooué ProvinceRegional Hospital[6][7]
Sino Gabonaise Hopital Cooperation MpassaFranceville, Haut-Ogooué ProvinceHôpital Coopération[6]
Hôpital Albert SchweitzerLambaréné, Moyen-Ogooué ProvincePrivate hospital[7]

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Health status

Life expectancy

In 2014, the CIA estimated the average life expectancy in Gabon was 52.06 years.[8]

Maternal and child healthcare

The 2010 maternal mortality rate per 100,000 births for Gabon is 260. This is compared with 493.5 in 2008 and 422.5 in 1990. The under 5 mortality rate, per 1,000 births is 71 and the neonatal mortality as a percentage of under 5's mortality is 36. In Gabon the number of midwives per 1,000 live births is 12 and the lifetime risk of death for pregnant women 1 in 110.[9]

Ten percent of all births were low birth weight.

HIV/AIDS

The HIV/AIDS prevalence is estimated to be 5.2% of the adult population (ages 15–49).[10] As of 2009, approximately 46,000 people were living with HIV/AIDS.[11] There were an estimated 2,400 deaths from AIDS in 2009 – down from 3,000 deaths in 2003.[12]

References
  1. "Human Rights Measurement Initiative – The first global initiative to track the human rights performance of countries". humanrightsmeasurement.org. Retrieved 2022-03-17.
  2. "Gabon - HRMI Rights Tracker". rightstracker.org. Retrieved 2022-03-17.
  3. "Gabon - HRMI Rights Tracker". rightstracker.org. Retrieved 2022-03-17.
  4. "Gabon - HRMI Rights Tracker". rightstracker.org. Retrieved 2022-03-17.
  5. "Gabon - HRMI Rights Tracker". rightstracker.org. Retrieved 2022-03-17.
  6. "A spatial database of health facilities managed by the public health sector in sub-Saharan Africa". World Health Organization. February 11, 2019. Archived from the original on April 22, 2019. Retrieved May 8, 2020.
  7. "Hospitals and Clinics in Gabon" (PDF). US Embassy, Gabon. Retrieved January 11, 2021.
  8. "CIA - The World Factbook Life Expectancy". Cia.gov. Archived from the original on 2018-12-29. Retrieved 2014-06-24.
  9. "The State Of The World's Midwifery". United Nations Population Fund. Retrieved 1 August 2011.
  10. CIA world factbook: HIV/AIDS – adult prevalence rate
  11. CIA world factbook: People living with HIV/AIDS
  12. CIA world factbook: HIV/AIDS deaths
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