Uganda Health Facilities from OpenStreetMap for Service Access Analysis

OpenStreetMap export of health facilities in Uganda, compiled by the Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team. The data includes locations tagged as hospitals, clinics, pharmacies, doctors, and dentists. It was last updated on 2026-05-15.

Use Cases

• Analyze healthcare service access based on facility type and location.
• Plan emergency response routes based on proximity to hospitals and clinics.
• Map healthcare coverage gaps by comparing facility density to population data.

Strengths

• Data is available in multiple geospatial formats including GEOPACKAGE, KML, SHP, and GEOJSON.
• Derived from a well-known collaborative mapping project, OpenStreetMap.

Limitations

• Completeness varies by region; urban areas are likely better mapped than remote areas.
• 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 via OpenStreetMap tags for `amenity` and `healthcare`.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-15 09:25:32.048425

Geography

Uganda