Geographic information system (GIS)

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Geographic information system (GIS) is utilized to expand the vision of health information systems (HIS) to efficiently utilize the spatial content of health related data, GIS technology is becoming as a part of an ongoing reform of the health sector. The GIS support Health decision makers through examining spatial distribution of population, location of health services, and catchments areas of health facilities, etc. it would be possible for Health sector stake holders to undertake strategic decisions regarding the prioritization for upgrading of health facilities and objectively addressing health services plans. GIS communities recently developed applications which allow identification of population with inadequate access to health care, as well as the assessment of the performance of health facilities. Another discipline which comprehensibly uses GIS technologies is health emergencies agents; it used for ambulance fleet management, locating nearest ambulance point to an accident in addition to locating nearest hospital to it. Furthermore, using web-based GIS to view health related results over the internet would empower health authorities’ managerial capabilities with a readily available national vision of the health status that would be beneficial in both resource planning and emergency services.

refrences

[1] GIS for Health Today and tomorrow http://www.esri.com/news/arcuser/0499/umbrella.html

[2] Spatially enabling vital health data ,Paul Lemon http://www.esri.com/news/arcuser/0499/vital.html


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