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Table 5.1 HealthSite.io database core attributes
Healthsite attribute name
Value
uuid
Universally unique identifier
upstream_id
Unique identifier placed on the source location
date_modified
Date time stamp of data modification
name
Name of the facility local name and in English
geom
Lat/long
source
Name and or website of the organization supplying the data
physical_address
Address
contact_number
Number including international dialing code (+250 252
588888)
nature_of_facility
Clinic without beds, clinic with beds, first referral hospital,
second referral hospital or General hospital, tertiary level
including University hospital
scope-of-service
All type of services, specialized care, general acute care,
rehabilitation care, old age/hospice care
operation
24/24 & 7/7; open only during business hours; other (specify)
inpatient-service
Number of full-time beds, number of part-time beds
ancillary-services
Operating theater, laboratory, imaging equipment, intensive
care unit, emergency department
activities
Medicine and medical specialties, surgery and surgical
specialties, maternal and women health, pediatric care, mental
health, geriatric care, social care
staff
X full-time equivalent doctors and Y full-time equivalent
nurse, level of competency of the health workers
ownership
Public, private not for profit, private commercial
raw_data_archive_URL
A link to the raw data file (.csv, etc.)
or validate existing attributes data through a tweet channel. Third, the more users
confirm the validity of information, the higher the LVI becomes. Within this step, if
an authoritative user such as a staff of health organization, verifies information, the
LVI becomes even higher. Finally, if time goes without anyone validating the record,
the LVI progressively decreases.
5.2.3 Updating
Over the last years, World Health Organization (WHO) have developed and supported
several projects, systems and guidelines for national and regional authorities to map
their health facilities. However, in many countries where humanitarian workers intervene, this data once collected is often not updated or remains not easily accessible. In
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Table 5.1 HealthSite.io database core attributes
Healthsite attribute name
Value
uuid
Universally unique identifier
upstream_id
Unique identifier placed on the source location
date_modified
Date time stamp of data modification
name
Name of the facility local name and in English
geom
Lat/long
source
Name and or website of the organization supplying the data
physical_address
Address
contact_number
Number including international dialing code (+250 252
588888)
nature_of_facility
Clinic without beds, clinic with beds, first referral hospital,
second referral hospital or General hospital, tertiary level
including University hospital
scope-of-service
All type of services, specialized care, general acute care,
rehabilitation care, old age/hospice care
operation
24/24 & 7/7; open only during business hours; other (specify)
inpatient-service
Number of full-time beds, number of part-time beds
ancillary-services
Operating theater, laboratory, imaging equipment, intensive
care unit, emergency department
activities
Medicine and medical specialties, surgery and surgical
specialties, maternal and women health, pediatric care, mental
health, geriatric care, social care
staff
X full-time equivalent doctors and Y full-time equivalent
nurse, level of competency of the health workers
ownership
Public, private not for profit, private commercial
raw_data_archive_URL
A link to the raw data file (.csv, etc.)
or validate existing attributes data through a tweet channel. Third, the more users
confirm the validity of information, the higher the LVI becomes. Within this step, if
an authoritative user such as a staff of health organization, verifies information, the
LVI becomes even higher. Finally, if time goes without anyone validating the record,
the LVI progressively decreases.
5.2.3 Updating
Over the last years, World Health Organization (WHO) have developed and supported
several projects, systems and guidelines for national and regional authorities to map
their health facilities. However, in many countries where humanitarian workers intervene, this data once collected is often not updated or remains not easily accessible. In