Optimizing maternal health facility locations in Ethiopia: A geospatial approach for upgrading to emergency obstetric and newborn care

Sisay Mulugeta Alemu, Gerd Weitkamp, Abera Kenay Tura, Jelle Stekelenburg and Regien Biesma

Journal of Transport Geography, 2025, vol. 125, issue C

Abstract: Emergency Obstetric and Newborn Care (EmONC) facilities are scarce in Ethiopia and concentrated in bigger cities. Using geospatial analysis, this study modeled the optimal locations for new EmONC facilities such that a maximum number of women could access them.

Keywords: Maternal health; Health facilities; Accessibility; Equity; Modeling; Geospatial analysis; Ethiopia; Sub-Saharan Africa (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2025
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jtrangeo.2025.104208

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