Modelling geographical accessibility & inequalities to childbirth services in the Grand Nokoué Metropolitan Area, Benin

Access varied by wealth, urbanicity, & travel speed

@itmantwerp.bsky.social

Read our new paper: link.springer.com/article/10.1...

#gischat #geospatial #GeoHealth #HealthEquity

Published: 𝐏𝐚𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐚𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐜 𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐞𝐦𝐢𝐚 𝐢𝐧 𝐫𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐊𝐞𝐧𝐲𝐚 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐫𝐨𝐥𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐯𝐞𝐥 𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐲 𝐜𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐢𝐜𝐞𝐬, led by @halolemoses.bsky.social

Travel time associated with the severity of anaemia presentation at admission

#gischat #geospatial #GeoHealth #HealthEquity

Read more: doi.org/10.3389/fepi...

Inequities in #spatial access to childbirth care in Conakry, Guinea. Published in Nature Cities

► Disparities in #geographic access to facilities providing childbirth care

► Driven by skewed spatial distribution of facilities, heavy traffic & socio-economic disadvantage

doi.org/10.1038/s442...

Looking forward to the International Conference on Urban Health in Marrakesh (18-21/11/24)

◾I will present ongoing work where we monitor hourly temperature in >30 locations in Lubumbashi city

◾This includes measurement in delivery rooms & within the compound of health facilities

www.icuh2024.org