Health Facilities in Rwanda from OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap exports provide health facility locations in Rwanda, including hospitals, clinics, pharmacies, doctors, and dentists. The Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team (HOT) maintains this export, last updated on 2026-05-14. Data completeness likely varies by region, with urban areas typically better mapped than remote ones.

Use Cases

• Map healthcare service access gaps based on facility type and location.
• Plan emergency medical response routes based on hospital and clinic locations.
• Analyze the distribution of pharmacies and dental care providers relative to population centers.

Strengths

• Includes multiple facility types (hospitals, clinics, pharmacies, doctors, dentists).
• Available in multiple geospatial formats (GEOPACKAGE, KML, SHP, GEOJSON, JSON).
• Sourced from the collaborative OpenStreetMap project.

Limitations

• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.
• Completeness varies by region, with remote areas potentially incomplete.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.

Provenance

Source

OpenStreetMap

Collection Method

Volunteer-contributed mapping via the OpenStreetMap platform.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-14 23:31:31.602373; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Rwanda