Health Facilities in Eritrea from OpenStreetMap

Health facilities in Eritrea exported from OpenStreetMap, including hospitals, clinics, pharmacies, doctors, and dentists. The data is compiled by the Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team (HOT) and was last updated on 2026-05-17. Completeness varies by region, with urban areas likely more complete than remote areas.

Use Cases

• Analyze healthcare service access based on facility type and location
• Plan emergency response logistics based on the distribution of hospitals and clinics
• Map healthcare gaps by comparing facility density against population data

Strengths

• Includes multiple health facility types (hospitals, clinics, pharmacies, doctors, dentists).
• Available in multiple geospatial file formats (GEOPACKAGE, KML, SHP, GEOJSON, JSON).
• Last updated on 2026-05-17, suggesting recent data.

Limitations

• Row count and dataset size are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Completeness varies by region, with remote areas likely less complete than urban areas.

Provenance

Source

OpenStreetMap

Collection Method

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

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-17 09:28:01.838451

Geography

Eritrea