Optimizing the distribution of healthcare facilities to improve Primary Healthcare Coverage for the urban poor in Dhaka, Bangladesh: a GIS study

Abstract

Background Bangladesh, like many other rapidly urbanizing developing countries, is facing a primary health care (PHC) crisis in urban areas; the urban poor suffer most from the dearth of accessible PHC. GIS techniques are... [ view full abstract ]

Authors

  1. Rubana Islam (icddrb)
  2. Rocco Panciera (International Center for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh (icddr,b))
  3. Shakil Ahmed (International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh (ICDDR,B))
  4. Alayne Adams (International Center for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh (icddr,b))

Topic Area

V. Healthcare Service 5.1 Accessibility of healthcare services and its optimization 5.2 He

Session

SPH-UH-01F » Spatializing Urban Health (10:00 - Friday, 1st April, TBA)

Paper

PHC_simulation_ICUH_2016-Submitted.docx

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