Health Facilities in Namibia with Location and Activity Data

Namibia's operating health facilities, listed by the Global Healthsites Mapping Project. The dataset includes attributes such as facility name, nature, activities, and geographic coordinates. It was last updated on 2026-06-11.

Use Cases

• Map healthcare service coverage based on facility locations and types.
• Analyze the distribution of specific health activities across regions.
• Calculate travel distances to the nearest health facility using latitude and longitude coordinates.

Strengths

• Includes geographic coordinates (Lat, Long) for spatial analysis.
• Attributes cover facility name, nature, and activities, providing operational context.
• Available in multiple geospatial formats (GEOJSON, SHP, CSV).

Limitations

• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Freshness should be verified as the last update date is in the future (2026-06-11).

Provenance

Source

Global Healthsites Mapping Project

Freshness

Last updated 2026-06-11 16:42:44.637352

Geography

Namibia