Characteristic¹

Health Care Center

1

2

3

4

5

6

Type of population served

Urban/Rural

Urban

Urban

Urban/Rural

Rural

Rural

Population served

4616

43,300

13,647

3514

2867

5635

Families per doctor or nurse

500

500

500

500

500

500

Ratio of health professionals to population

1:673

1:3300

1:720

1:1171

1:1433

1:1408

Patients with chronic diseases in control programs¹

269

3464

1092

281

229

450

Patients with a chronic disease who attend MSGs

30

23

27

33

20

35

Doctor and nurses assigned to the health center

5

13

19

3

2

4

Frequency of MSG meetings

Weekly

Monthly

Daily

Sporadic

Bimonthly

Sporadic