Health Facilities in the Democratic Republic of the Congo from OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap data on health facilities in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, exported by the Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team. The dataset includes locations tagged as hospitals, clinics, pharmacies, doctors, and dentists. It was last updated on 2026-05-22.

Use Cases

• Map healthcare service access based on facility locations and types.
• Plan emergency response logistics based on the distribution of hospitals and clinics.
• Identify geographic gaps in healthcare coverage for resource allocation.

Strengths

• Covers multiple facility types including hospitals, clinics, pharmacies, doctors, and dentists.
• Available in multiple geospatial formats including GEOPACKAGE, SHP, and GEOJSON.
• Data is sourced from OpenStreetMap, a free, collaborative mapping project.

Limitations

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

Provenance

Source

OpenStreetMap

Collection Method

Volunteer-contributed mapping data exported via tags for `amenity` or `healthcare`.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-22 10:55:00.521353; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Democratic Republic of the Congo