TY - JOUR KW - General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology KW - General Medicine AU - Akpan GU AU - Mohammed HF AU - Touray K AU - Kipterer J AU - Bello IM AU - Ngofa R AU - Stein A AU - Seaman V AU - Mkanda P AU - Cabore J AB -

The use of geographic information system (GIS) technologies to improve access to health is gaining momentum in Africa. This has become more pertinent with the increasing penetration of mobile-phone technology and internet use, and calls for innovative strategies to support implementation of the World Health Organization Sustainable Development Goals for universal health coverage on the continent. The huge potential benefits of GIS to advance health service delivery in Africa is, however, yet to be fully harnessed due to critical challenges such as proliferation of pilot projects, poor coordination, inadequate preparedness of the health workforce for GIS, lack of interoperability, and inadequate sustainable financing. To discuss these challenges and propose the way forward for rapid, cost-effective, and sustainable deployment of GIS, the African Regional GIS Summit was held in Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo, on 7–10 October 2019 under the umbrella of the AFRO GIS Centre.

BT - BMC Proceedings DO - 10.1186/s12919-022-00233-y IS - S1 LA - eng N2 -

The use of geographic information system (GIS) technologies to improve access to health is gaining momentum in Africa. This has become more pertinent with the increasing penetration of mobile-phone technology and internet use, and calls for innovative strategies to support implementation of the World Health Organization Sustainable Development Goals for universal health coverage on the continent. The huge potential benefits of GIS to advance health service delivery in Africa is, however, yet to be fully harnessed due to critical challenges such as proliferation of pilot projects, poor coordination, inadequate preparedness of the health workforce for GIS, lack of interoperability, and inadequate sustainable financing. To discuss these challenges and propose the way forward for rapid, cost-effective, and sustainable deployment of GIS, the African Regional GIS Summit was held in Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo, on 7–10 October 2019 under the umbrella of the AFRO GIS Centre.

PB - Springer Science and Business Media LLC PY - 2022 T2 - BMC Proceedings TI - Conclusions of the African Regional GIS Summit (2019): using geographic information systems for public health decision-making UR - https://bmcproc.biomedcentral.com/track/pdf/10.1186/s12919-022-00233-y.pdf VL - 16 SN - 1753-6561 ER -