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Description
OpenStreetMap data for health facilities in Mauritius, including hospitals, clinics, pharmacies, doctors, and dentists. The dataset was exported by the Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team (HOT) and last updated on 2026-05-14. It is built from volunteer contributions, with completeness varying by region.
Use Cases
Map healthcare service access based on facility types and locations.
Plan emergency response routes based on the distribution of hospitals and clinics.
Identify potential healthcare gaps by analyzing the density of facilities like pharmacies and doctors.
Strengths
Includes multiple facility types: hospitals, clinics, pharmacies, doctors, and dentists.
Available in multiple geospatial file formats: GEOPACKAGE, KML, SHP, GEOJSON, JSON, and HTML.
Limitations
Data 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 2026-05-14 20:48:41.161545; freshness should be verified.
Geography
Mauritius
Data is licensed under ODbL-1.0. Cross-check critical decisions with local field knowledge due to variable regional completeness.