Making ICT Work for Health:

Institutionalizing Urban Health Atlas to strengthen

service planning, delivery and oversight in urban Bangladesh

Rahenul Islam
Research Investigator
Universal Health Coverage (UHC)
Health Systems & Population Studies Division, icddr,b

Solving public health problems through innovative scientific research www.icddrb.org

6 Aug, 2017
Overview: Urban Health Atlas
 The Urban Health Atlas
An innovative approach to strengthen urban health governance

What it is
An interactive web-based visualization
tool that shows the location and service
details of healthcare service providers
in Bangladesh’s major cities.

Why it matters
To improve health service planning,
delivery and oversight in urban Bangladesh

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Data Collection: Study Areas & Timeline

 Jessore Municipality, 2017

 Dinajpur Municipality, 2016

 Chittagong City Corporation, 2015

 Khulna City Corporation, 2014

 Rajshahi City Corporation, 2014

 Narayanganj City Corporation, 2014

 Dhaka City Corporations (North & South), 2013-2014

 Sylhet City Corporation, 2012-2013

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 A few examples

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Example 1

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Example 2

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Example 3

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Example 4

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Applications of mapping
for urban health planning

 Detailed information of facilities & their geo-location

 Filter different kinds of facilities & services

 Find closest or preferred facility

 Visualize service coverage against population density

 Identify gaps or clustering of specific services

 Enables creation of helpful graphs and tables

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Potentialities
for Urban Health Atlas
Can be linked with other databases to show coverage of

 registration and licensing information,

 emergency sites for earthquake,
 epidemic response,
 waste disposal,
 public toilets, and

much more…..

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Supported by

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 Thank you!
Questions/comments:
rahenul.islam@icddrb.org

Financial Assistance:

icddr,b thanks its core donors for their on-going support