Four ways geographic information systems can help to enhance health service planning and delivery for infectious diseases in low-income countries
Focusing specifically on infectious diseases in low-income countries, this paper discusses four ways Geographic Information Systems (GIS) can facilitate health service planning and delivery: (1) deeper insight into where health care services should be located; (2) improved health surveillance and re...
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| author | Brijnath, Bianca Ansariadi de Souza, D. |
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| description | Focusing specifically on infectious diseases in low-income countries, this paper discusses four ways Geographic Information Systems (GIS) can facilitate health service planning and delivery: (1) deeper insight into where health care services should be located; (2) improved health surveillance and real-time planning for disease control and population health; (3) stronger accountability and evidence-informed dialogue between funders and the service providers and; (4) greater opportunities to translate complex data into more accessible formats which policymakers can quickly interpret and act on. Taking its use beyond just a research instrument, GIS is a way to undertake multidisciplinary work and improve health service planning and delivery. |
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| spelling | curtin-20.500.11937-136412018-03-29T09:06:09Z Four ways geographic information systems can help to enhance health service planning and delivery for infectious diseases in low-income countries Brijnath, Bianca Ansariadi de Souza, D. Focusing specifically on infectious diseases in low-income countries, this paper discusses four ways Geographic Information Systems (GIS) can facilitate health service planning and delivery: (1) deeper insight into where health care services should be located; (2) improved health surveillance and real-time planning for disease control and population health; (3) stronger accountability and evidence-informed dialogue between funders and the service providers and; (4) greater opportunities to translate complex data into more accessible formats which policymakers can quickly interpret and act on. Taking its use beyond just a research instrument, GIS is a way to undertake multidisciplinary work and improve health service planning and delivery. 2012 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/13641 10.1353/hpu.2012.0146 restricted |
| spellingShingle | Brijnath, Bianca Ansariadi de Souza, D. Four ways geographic information systems can help to enhance health service planning and delivery for infectious diseases in low-income countries |
| title | Four ways geographic information systems can help to enhance health service planning and delivery for infectious diseases in low-income countries |
| title_full | Four ways geographic information systems can help to enhance health service planning and delivery for infectious diseases in low-income countries |
| title_fullStr | Four ways geographic information systems can help to enhance health service planning and delivery for infectious diseases in low-income countries |
| title_full_unstemmed | Four ways geographic information systems can help to enhance health service planning and delivery for infectious diseases in low-income countries |
| title_short | Four ways geographic information systems can help to enhance health service planning and delivery for infectious diseases in low-income countries |
| title_sort | four ways geographic information systems can help to enhance health service planning and delivery for infectious diseases in low-income countries |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/13641 |