Global Health Facility Database Initiative

Lead PI: Paola Kim-Blanco

Unit Affiliation: Center for International Earth Science Information Network (CIESIN)

December 2021 - December 2022
Inactive
Africa
Project Type: Research

DESCRIPTION:

The Global Health Facility Database Initiative (GHFD) aims to help each WHO Member State in the Africa Region (Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, Uganda, and Zambia) sustainably update, publicly share, and actively produce and use accurate health facility master health lists. The GHFD Initiative is led by the WHO’s GIS Center for Health.

SPONSOR:

World Health Organization

EXTERNAL COLLABORATORS:

World Health Organization, Clinton Health Access Initiative

KEYWORDS

database services global health geospatial data community curated data repositories global database

THEMES

Sustainable living