FehintoluwaDawodu/Health-Facilities-Gaps-in-Nigeria-

Voronoi polygons partition a map into regions based on proximity to specific points. The map was partitioned based on the area/km2 that the health facility is serving # Health-Facilities-Gaps-in-Nigeria- Voronoi polygons partition a map into regions based on proximity to specific points. The map was partitioned based on the area/km2 that the health facility is serving ## Overview - Voronoi polygons partition the map into regions based on proximity to a health facility. - A large catchment area indicates seed point has a wide coverage that is the area is underserved. - A small catchment area indicates seed point has a small coverage that is the area is well-served. - States with less than 20 healthcare facilities were highlighted as areas with urgent need for more hospitals ## Method - Healthcare facilities were spatially distributed. - Catchment areas were color-coded by size (km²): - Yellow: Smaller areas (better coverage) - Red: Larger areas (underserved regions) - Numbers of facilities per states were counted, and those with less than 20 hospitals were highlighted with purple - Less than 20 was considered in respect to the average number of local government regions in Nigeria which is 20 ## Tools - QGIS ## Key Insights - Large catchment areas (underserved) * Taraba * Kogi - Yobe - Small catchment areas (well served) - Sokoto - Kebbi - Jos - States with less than 20 health facilities: There are 8 states with less than 20 health facilities which includes Taraba, Ekiti, Katsina, Osun, Enugu, Ebonyi, Akwa Ibom, and Imo. These 8 state will need more health facilities especially Taraba with the largest catchment area ## Limitation - Does not account for population density. - High-population states like Lagos may appear well-served spatially. - However, facility-to-population ratio may still be inadequate. - Also, those with a small population density will need fewer facilities. - Accessibility does not always equal capacity to meet demand. - Ignores other factors such as transportation infrastructure (road access, travel time) and geographical barriers (rivers, terrain).