Health Facilities in the British Indian Ocean Territory with Location Data

The Global Healthsites Mapping Project compiled a list of operating health facilities in the British Indian Ocean Territory. Attributes likely include facility name, nature, activities, and geographic coordinates. The dataset was last updated on June 11, 2026.

Use Cases

• Map healthcare facility distribution based on latitude and longitude coordinates.
• Analyze types of medical services available based on the 'Nature of Facility' and 'Activities' attributes.
• Assess healthcare access in remote regions based on the geographic location of facilities.

Strengths

• Includes geographic coordinates (Lat, Long) for spatial analysis.
• Provides descriptive attributes like 'Nature of Facility' and 'Activities'.
• Data is available in multiple geospatial formats (SHP, GEOJSON) alongside CSV.

Limitations

• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.

Provenance

Source

Global Healthsites Mapping Project

Freshness

Last updated 2026-06-11 12:23:06.113346; freshness should be verified.

Geography

British Indian Ocean Territory