Zimbabwe Health Facilities from OpenStreetMap Export

Health facilities in Zimbabwe mapped by OpenStreetMap volunteers. The data includes hospitals, clinics, pharmacies, doctors, and dentists tagged via `amenity` or `healthcare` keys. It was last updated on 2026-05-15 and is provided by the Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team.

Use Cases

• Map healthcare service access based on facility type and location.
• Plan emergency response routes based on the distribution of hospitals and clinics.
• Identify healthcare coverage gaps by analyzing the spatial density of facilities.

Strengths

• Covers multiple facility types including hospitals, clinics, pharmacies, doctors, and dentists.
• Available in multiple geospatial file formats including GEOPACKAGE, KML, SHP, and GEOJSON.
• Data is sourced from OpenStreetMap, a free, collaborative world map.

Limitations

• 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 via OpenStreetMap tags `amenity` and `healthcare`.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-15 10:42:40.097844

Geography

Zimbabwe