Spatial Analysis of Medical Services in Dhi-Qar Province Using GIS Tools

Abstract

This research aims to study the spatial distribution of medical health centers in the Dhi-Qar governorate to determine the areas of strength and weakness for the medical service in the region. The required data was obtained from the Dhi-Qar Health Department. The Governorate is characterized by a large area (about 13738.95 km2), divided into 15 administrative units according to the official administrative division in Iraq, it contains huge swamps and ancient monuments. In this research, some important issues have b1een evaluated such as the nature and characteristics of the available health services in the whole governorate are, and how it is close to the citizen in terms of nearest distance to closest medical service, the research also aims to come up with an updateable database to enable the Dhi-Qar Health Directorate to benefit from and receive it and add the necessary data in each center to build an integrated database and facilitate the circulation of information. To enhance the health status of the city. This study applied GIS tools (IDW) for the spatial distribution of primary-care centers and registered citizens of the medical centers in Dhi-Qar Governorate, by scales health services positions and population density. In a descriptive and statical analysis. According to the preliminary results, the spatial distribution of health centers and health services in Dhi Qar needs to be updated to take into account population changes.