APPLICATION OF GEOSPATIAL TECHNIQUES IN THE LOCATIONAL PLANNING OF HEALTH CARE CENTERS IN MINNA, NIGERIA

Geosfera Indonesia Pub Date : 2019-01-27 DOI:10.19184/GEOSI.V3I3.8754

O. Olubadewo-Joshua, Kenneth Michael Ugom

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Access to health care is an important component of an overall health system and a major indicator of growth. Health care planning and Geographic Information System (GIS) are two relevant fields that depend upon spatial data. GIS plays an essential role in helping public health organizations to understand population health and make decisions with the powerful tools and situation that GIS technology provides. The purpose of the study to investigated the spatial distribution of health care centers in Minna, Nigeria with a view to use Geographic Information System (GIS) technique in health care management and planning. The method is a qualitative research that is used in making decisions in order to have a strong understanding of government policies and programs. Beyond the many uses of a GIS in health applications, the greatest power of a GIS lies in its ability to integrate information from disparate sources. Traffic disturbances and poor road network were observed to be the major factors militating against effective health care facilities location in the study area. Keywords: Geographic Information Systems, Healthcare, Planning, Remote Sensing, Research © 2018 Department of Geography Education, University of Jember

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地理空间技术在尼日利亚明尼苏达州卫生保健中心选址规划中的应用

获得卫生保健是整个卫生系统的一个重要组成部分，也是经济增长的一个主要指标。卫生保健规划和地理信息系统(GIS)是依赖于空间数据的两个相关领域。地理信息系统在帮助公共卫生组织了解人口健康和利用地理信息系统技术提供的强大工具和情况作出决定方面发挥着重要作用。本研究的目的是调查尼日利亚米纳市卫生保健中心的空间分布，以期将地理信息系统(GIS)技术应用于卫生保健管理和规划。该方法是一种定性研究，用于决策，以便对政府政策和计划有一个深刻的理解。除了地理信息系统在卫生应用中的许多用途之外，地理信息系统最大的功能在于它能够整合来自不同来源的信息。据观察，交通干扰和糟糕的道路网络是影响研究区域内卫生保健设施有效选址的主要因素。关键词:地理信息系统，医疗保健，规划，遥感，研究©2018南京医科大学地理教育系

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