The Global Healthsites mapping project
Origin language: English
Country
Global
Coverage
International
Nb of implementation sites
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Lead organization
Implementation partners
Kartoza
International Committee of the Red Cross
It4life
EHealth Africa
Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team (HOT)
Médecins sans frontières (MSF)
International hospital federation
Radiant earth foundation
Humanitarian data exchange
International society for infectious diseases
Afrimapr
Cartong
The MissingMaps
Health Focus Area
Maternal and child health
Emergencies
Vaccination / Immunization
Others
Health promotion
Services
Health logistics
Telehealth
Others
Predictive health and early diagnosis
Enabling technologies
N/A
Standards
JSON
Xforms
Tools
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Funding sources
N/A
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N/A
Funders
Summary
The Global Healthsites Mapping Project, launched in 2016 in response to the Ebola outbreak, aims to establish a baseline of health facility data using OpenStreetMap. Funded by the FCDO and part of the Digital Public Good Alliance, the project promotes collaboration among various stakeholders to enhance and sustain health data. Recently, it has concentrated on mapping health facilities in the Medical District of Saint-Louis, Senegal, with support from COVIDaction. A formal open data policy from the Ministry of Health is essential for effective data sharing and ensuring accuracy; without it, efforts may be duplicated and inefficiencies might occur. To tackle these issues, the project promotes a semi-formal data collaborative aimed at improving geospatial data sharing and addressing existing gaps. Key activities include stakeholder engagement and the integration of quality data, focusing on areas such as maternal and child health, emergencies, vaccination/immunization, health promotion, and more.
Keywords
DHA
Publications
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iDHA (Project ID)
z9bies
Project links
https://github.com/healthsites/healthsites/wikiOrigin of information
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Data source link
N/AAdded to the platform on
2024-11-11
Project editors
Last update by
Mirana Michelle on 2024-11-11
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