Health Facility Locations and Attributes in Guyana

Guyana's operating health facilities are listed in this dataset. It includes attributes such as facility name, nature, activities, and geographic coordinates. The Global Healthsites Mapping Project compiled the data, which was last updated in June 2026.

Use Cases

• Map healthcare service coverage based on facility locations.
• Analyze the distribution of facility types (e.g., hospitals, clinics) based on the 'Nature of Facility' attribute.
• Assess the range of services available in regions based on the 'Activities' attribute.
• Calculate distances to nearest health facilities for population studies using the latitude and longitude coordinates.

Strengths

• Includes geographic coordinates (Lat, Long) for spatial analysis.
• Attributes describe facility type and activities, providing operational context.
• Data is provided in multiple geospatial formats (SHP, GEOJSON) for interoperability.

Limitations

• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.

Provenance

Source

Global Healthsites Mapping Project

Freshness

Last updated 2026-06-11 13:20:12.366315; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Guyana