Health Facilities in Chad from OpenStreetMap

Health facilities across Chad, sourced from OpenStreetMap. The data includes hospitals, clinics, pharmacies, doctors, and dentists tagged via `amenity` or `healthcare` keys. It was last updated on 2026-05-15 and is provided by the Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team (HOT).

Use Cases

• Analyzing healthcare service access based on facility type and location.
• Planning emergency response routes based on the distribution of hospitals and clinics.
• Mapping healthcare coverage gaps by comparing facility density against population data.

Strengths

• Data is provided in multiple geospatial formats including GEOPACKAGE, KML, and GEOJSON.
• Includes a variety of facility types such as hospitals, clinics, pharmacies, doctors, and dentists.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Completeness varies by region; remote areas may be incompletely mapped.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.

Provenance

Source

OpenStreetMap

Collection Method

Volunteer-contributed mapping via the OpenStreetMap platform.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-15 09:07:11.190481

Geography

Chad