TY - GEN
T1 - Mapping libyan health facilities - A collaboration between crisis mappers and the world health organization
AU - Chan, Jennifer L.
AU - Colombo, Robert
AU - Musani, Altaf
PY - 2012
Y1 - 2012
N2 - This practitioner report describes a recent example of the growing opportunities between humanitarian health organizations and the crisis mapping community. The World Health Organization (WHO) partnered with volunteer crisis mappers to quickly collect information and map over 600 health facilities after the 2011 Libya Crisis. This new collaboration between WHO staff, volunteers, technologists, GIS specialists, health cluster partners and a researcher helped provide health and geographic information to support the planning phases of an in-depth countrywide health facility assessment. Outcomes of this collaboration will also aid recovery and reconstructions efforts for the Libyan health system.
AB - This practitioner report describes a recent example of the growing opportunities between humanitarian health organizations and the crisis mapping community. The World Health Organization (WHO) partnered with volunteer crisis mappers to quickly collect information and map over 600 health facilities after the 2011 Libya Crisis. This new collaboration between WHO staff, volunteers, technologists, GIS specialists, health cluster partners and a researcher helped provide health and geographic information to support the planning phases of an in-depth countrywide health facility assessment. Outcomes of this collaboration will also aid recovery and reconstructions efforts for the Libyan health system.
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M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:84905594358
SN - 9780864913326
T3 - ISCRAM 2012 Conference Proceedings - 9th International Conference on Information Systems for Crisis Response and Management
BT - ISCRAM 2012 Conference Proceedings - 9th International Conference on Information Systems for Crisis Response and Management
PB - Simon Fraser University
T2 - 9th International Conference on Information Systems for Crisis Response and Management, ISCRAM 2012
Y2 - 22 April 2012 through 25 April 2012
ER -