Department of Geography, K.M.C. Language University, Lucknow, India
Case Report
GIS Based Analysis of Spatial Disparities in Health Care Facilities of Ghazipur District, India
Author(s): Vineet Kumar Rai, Pravin Kumar*, Praveen Kumar Rai, Ashutosh Singh and Deepak Prasad
Health is fundamental aspect to the national progress in any sphere. Due to various
socio-economic and political factors, there exists a widespread inequality in the
distribution of health care facilities in India. The study area Ghazipur district, is a part
of an alluvial plain of the mid- eastern corner of the middle Ganga valley, located in
eastern Uttar Pradesh of India. The main objectives of this paper is to analyses the
spatial variation of health care facilities in the district in GIS platform and to provide
effectives measures and planning for the health care facilities. The present study is
based on statistical data regarding the availability of different types of health care
facilities and family welfare facilities at district hospital, community health centres
(CHCs), and primary health centres (PHCs) and Sub-centres integrated with GIS. The
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