A geospatial analysis of accessibility and availability to implement the primary healthcare roadmap in Ethiopia.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Primary healthcare (PHC) is a crucial strategy for achieving universal health coverage. Ethiopia is working to improve its primary healthcare system through the Optimization of Health Extension Program (OHEP), which aims to increase accessibility, availability and performance of health professionals and services. Measuring current accessibility of healthcare facilities and workforce availability is essential for the success of the OHEP and achieving universal health coverage in the country.

Methods

In this study we use an innovative mixed geospatial approach to assess the accessibility and availability of health professionals and services to provide evidence-based recommendations for the implementation of the OHEP. We examined travel times to health facilities, re

SUBMITTER: Hierink F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10560263 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature