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You will find here documents, links, videos,… pertaining to the 9 elements of the HIS geo-enabling framework as implemented in Asia and Pacific or beyond.
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| Image | Title | Description | Type | Framework element | Country | Year | Link | resource_type_hfilter | resource_framework_hfilter | resource_country_hfilter |
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 | Health Information System master plan 2016-2020 | Master plan being implemented by the Ministry of Health of Cambodia over the 2016-2020 period … | Document | Strategy/Plan/Vision | Cambodia | 2017 | Download | document | strategy-plan-vision | cambodia |
 | Guidance for the management and use of geospatial data and technologies in health: Part 1 – Introduction to the data-information-knowledge-decision continuum and the geospatial data management cycle | Guidance describing the link between the data-information-knowledge-decision continuum and geospatial data management and providing an … | Document | Specifications/standards/protocols | Other | 2018 | Download | document | specifications-standards-protocols | other |
 | Guidance for the management and use of geospatial data and technologies in health: Part 2.1 Documenting the process and defining the data needs | Guidance describing the first two steps of the geospatial data management cycle: documenting the process … | Document | Specifications/standards/protocols | Other | 2018 | Download | document | specifications-standards-protocols | other |
 | Guidance for the management and use of geospatial data and technologies in health: Part 2.2 Defining the vocabulary, the data set specifications, and the ground reference | Guidance describing the next steps in the geospatial data management cycle: defining the vocabulary to … | Document | Specifications/standards/protocols | Other | 2018 | Download | document | specifications-standards-protocols | other |
 | Guidance for the management and use of geospatial data and technologies in health: Part 2.4 Creating geospatial data: 2.4.2 Collecting data in the field | Guidance describing the steps in collecting data in the field to fill geospatial data gaps … | Document | Specifications/standards/protocols | Other | 2018 | Download | document | specifications-standards-protocols | other |
 | Guidance for the management and use of geospatial data and technologies in health: Part 2.6 Distributing, using, and updating the data: 2.6.1 Creating thematic maps using desktop GIS software | Guidance describing the components of a good thematic map and the process to be followed … | Document | Specifications/standards/protocols | Other | 2018 | Download | document | specifications-standards-protocols | other |
 | Starter kit – Health GeoLab Collaborative ArcGIS Online platform | Starter kit guiding new users in their discovery of the Health GeoLab Collaborative (HGLC) ArcGIS … | Document | Geospatial technologies | Other | 2018 | Download | document | geospatial-technologies | other |
 | Starter kit – ArcMap 10.5 and Associated Extensions (Single use with authorization code) | Starter kit guiding new users on how to install and use of ArcMap and associated … | Document | Geospatial technologies | Other | 2018 | Download | document | geospatial-technologies | other |
 | Starter kit – Survey123 for ArcGIS | Starter kit guiding new users on how to use Survey123 for ArcGIS to create electronic … | Document | Geospatial technologies | Other | 2017 | Download | document | geospatial-technologies | other |
 | Starter kit – Unlimited Access to Esri’s e-Learning | Starter kit guiding new users on how to access Esri’s e-Learning and benefit from all … | Document | Geospatial technologies | Other | 2018 | Download | document | geospatial-technologies | other |
 | Guidance on the Use of Geospatial Data and Technologies in Immunization Programs | Guidance providing a non-technical introduction to the role of geospatial data and technologies in immunization … | Document | Specifications/standards/protocols | Other | 2018 | Download | document | specifications-standards-protocols | other |
 | Guidance on the establishment of a common geo-registry for the simultaneous hosting, maintenance, update and sharing of master lists core to public health (Version 2) | The 2nd version of the guidance describing the data flow and requirements that any platform … | Document | Master lists/Common geo-registry | Other | 2022 | Download | document | master-lists-common-geo-registry | other |
 | Master Facility List Resource Package: Guidance for countries wanting to strengthen their MFL | Document describing the different elements needed to be considered when building or strengthening a Health … | Document | Master lists/Common geo-registry | Other | 2018 | Download | document | master-lists-common-geo-registry | other |
 | The Geography of Universal Health Coverage | Brief describing why geographic information systems are needed to ensure equitable access to quality health … | Document | Whole framework | Other | 2016 | Download | document | whole-framework | other |
 | Building Capacity for Geo-Enabling Health Information Systems: Supporting Equitable Health Services and Well-Being for All | Brief describing the major outcomes and lessons learned from the first year of activity of … | Document | Whole framework | Other | 2018 | Download | document | whole-framework | other |
 | Myanmar National Health Plan 2017-2021 | National health plan being implemented by the Ministry of Health and Sports of Myanmar over … | Document | Strategy/Plan/Vision | Myanmar | 2016 | Download | document | strategy-plan-vision | myanmar |
 | Esri Case Study: Geo-enabling the Health Information System in Myanmar | Flyer describing how the Department of Public Health, Ministry of Health and Sports of Myanmar … | Document | Whole framework | Myanmar | 2017 | Download | document | whole-framework | myanmar |
 | Story Map: Geo-enabing the Health Information System in Myanmar | Story map describing the implementation of the HIS geo-enabling process in Myanmar. | Website | Whole framework | Myanmar | 2017 | Link | website | whole-framework | myanmar |
 | Thai GIS Net | Group of professionals in Thailand with an interest in GIS and its application in a … | Network | Technical capacity | Thailand | 2017 | Link | network | technical-capacity | thailand |
 | AccessMod | AccessMod (version 5) is a free and open-source standalone software to model how physically accessible … | Tool/Software | Geospatial technologies | Other | 2017 | Link | tool-software | geospatial-technologies | other |
 | Executive summary of the DHIS 2 as common geo-registry workshop (16-18 April 2018) | The workshop looked at how geography (location, extent, hierarchies and relationships)) and time (changes over … | Document | Master lists/Common geo-registry | Other | 2018 | Download | document | master-lists-common-geo-registry | other |
 | Report on the United Nations/World Health Organization/Switzerland Conference on Strengthening Space Cooperation for Global Health (Geneva, 23-25 August 2017) | Conference was organized jointly by the United Nations, the World Health Organization (WHO) and the … | Document | Strategy/Plan/Vision | Other | 2017 | Download | document | strategy-plan-vision | other |
 | UN OOSA Space for Global Health web site | The UN OOSA Programme on Space Applications assists developing countries in making use of space-based … | Website | Strategy/Plan/Vision | Other | 2008 | Link | website | strategy-plan-vision | other |
 | Investing the Marginal Dollar for Maternal and Newborn Health (MNH): Accessibility to EmOC services in Cambodia | This study used Geographic Information Systems (GIS) to analyse physical accessibility to facilities providing EmOC … | Document | Use cases | Cambodia | 2015 | Download | document | use-cases | cambodia |
 | Investing the Marginal Dollar for Maternal and Newborn Health (MNH): Accessibility to EmOC services in the in Lao People’s Democratic Republic | This study used Geographic Information Systems (GIS) to analyse physical accessibility to facilities providing EmOC … | Document | Use cases | Laos | 2015 | Download | document | use-cases | laos |
 | Core Geo-registries for Health Information Exchanges Design Workshop (Phnom Penh, 12-13 June 2017) | Executive summary of the workshop organized to define the workflows, requirements and rules that any … | Document | Master lists/Common geo-registry | Other | 2017 | Download | document | master-lists-common-geo-registry | other |
 | Esri GIS Dictionary | Dictionary of the most used terms linked to geospatial data management and technologies | Website | Whole framework | Other | Link | website | whole-framework | other | |
 | Wiki.GIS.com – The GIS Encyclopedia | This repository incorporates contributions from the GIS community for the benefit of GIS professionals, students, … | Website | Whole framework | Other | Link | website | whole-framework | other | |
 | Story Map: Geo-enabing the Health Information System in Cambodia | Story map describing the implementation of the HIS geo-enabling process in Cambodia. | Website | Whole framework | Cambodia | 2018 | Link | website | whole-framework | cambodia |
 | Introduction to Data Linking Using GIS (MEASURE Evaluation training materials) | These materials are a good place for public health workers and health information managers to … | Training material | Technical capacity | Other | 2010 | Download | training-material | technical-capacity | other |
 | Spatial Data Fundamentals (MEASURE Evaluation training materials) | In order to use spatial data effectively, it can be helpful to know: What is … | Training material | Technical capacity | Other | 2013 | Download | training-material | technical-capacity | other |
 | GIS and Public Health at CDC | Website dedicated to GIS-related material and resources developed by the US Center for Disease Control … | Website | Technical capacity | Other | 2016 | Link | website | technical-capacity | other |
 | Geographic Approaches to Global Health | Through this course, learners will gain an understanding of how to use spatial data to … | Training material | Technical capacity | Other | Link | training-material | technical-capacity | other | |
 | GIS Techniques for M&E of HIV/AIDS and Related Programs | This MEASURE Evaluation course presents a practical guide for using a geographic information system (GIS) … | Document | Technical capacity | Other | 2014 | Download | document | technical-capacity | other |
 | Geographic Approaches to Global Health: A Self-Directed Mini-Course | Through this MEASURE Evaluation course, learners will gain an understanding of how to use spatial … | Document | Technical capacity | Other | 2012 | Download | document | technical-capacity | other |
 | Using Geospatial Analysis to Inform Decision Making in Targeting Health Facility-Based Programs: A Guidance Document | This MEASURE Evaluation guide describes the questions that need to be answered and the data … | Document | Use cases | Other | 2014 | Download | document | use-cases | other |
 | An Overview of Spatial Data Protocols for Family Planning Activities: Why and How to Include the “Where” in Your Data | This MEASURE Evaluation guide focuses on data and how to use geography to facilitate linkages … | Document | Use cases | Other | 2011 | Download | document | use-cases | other |
 | An Overview of Spatial Data Protocols for HIV/AIDS Activities: Why and How to Include the “Where” in Your Data | This MEASURE Evaluation guide focuses on data and how to use geography to facilitate linkages … | Document | Use cases | Other | 2011 | Download | document | use-cases | other |
 | The Signature Domain and Geographic Coordinates: A Standardized Approach for Uniquely Identifying a Health Facility | A list of standardized indicators for health facility surveys is proposed by the Health Facility … | Document | Specifications/standards/protocols | Other | 2007 | Download | document | specifications-standards-protocols | other |
 | Geographic Accessibility to Emergency Obstetric and Neonatal Care (EmONC) – Region XII (Soccsksargen) | This study analysed how accessible EmONC facilities are to the population in Region XII as … | Document | Use cases | Philippines | 2015 | Download | document | use-cases | philippines |
 | Geographic Accessibility to Maternity Care Package (MCP) Accredited Facilities Analysis | This study analysed how accessible MCP accredited facilities are to NHTS-PR registered beneficiaries (members and … | Document | Use cases | Philippines | 2013 | Download | document | use-cases | philippines |
 | HIS geo-enabling – Geospatial data management guideline | Document guiding the Ministry of Health of Cambodia on the standards, practices, and protocols to … | Document | Specifications/standards/protocols | Cambodia | 2018 | Download | document | specifications-standards-protocols | cambodia |
 | Guidance for the management and use of geospatial data and technologies in health: Part 2 – Implementing the geospatial data management cycle: 2.3 Compiling existing data and identifying gaps | Guidance describing the process to be followed in order to compile existing data and identify … | Document | Specifications/standards/protocols | Other | 2018 | Download | document | specifications-standards-protocols | other |
 | Guidance for the management and use of geospatial data and technologies in health: Part 2 – Implementing the geospatial data management cycle: 2.5 Cleaning, validating, and documenting the data – 2.5.1 Documenting the data using a metadata profile | Guidance describing the concept of metadata and providing a template for the documentation of geospatial … | Document | Specifications/standards/protocols | Other | 2018 | Download | document | specifications-standards-protocols | other |
 | HIS Geo-Enabling Toolkit | The purpose of this Health GeoLab Collaborative toolkit is to support the geo-enablement of the … | Document | Whole framework | Other | 2018 | Download | document | whole-framework | other |
 | Strategic Action Plan for Strengthening Health Information 2017-2021 | Strategic action plan developped by the Ministry of Health and Sports of Myanmar to support … | Document | Strategy/Plan/Vision | Myanmar | 2017 | Download | document | strategy-plan-vision | myanmar |
 | Use of mobile technology‑based participatory mapping approaches to geolocate health facility attendees for disease surveillance in low resource settings | Article describing the method used and results obtained in two rural sites in the Philippines … | Document | Geospatial technologies | Indonesia, Philippines | 2018 | Download | document | geospatial-technologies | indonesia philippines |
 | Malaria surveillance, monitoring & evaluation: a reference manual | This new version of the reference manual contains many reference to the use of geospatial … | Document | Strategy/Plan/Vision | Other | 2018 | Download | document | strategy-plan-vision | other |
 | 2017 Health and Human Services GIS Conference Proceedings | The 2017 Esri Health and Human Services GIS Conference proceedings are a collection of conference … | Website | Geospatial technologies, Use cases | Other | 2017 | Link | website | geospatial-technologies use-cases | other |
 | Investigate Prescribed Drugs | In this exercise from Esri, you’ll assume the role of a Health and Human Services … | Training material | Technical capacity | Other | 2018 | Link | training-material | technical-capacity | other |
 | Fight Child Poverty with Demographic Analysis | More children live in poverty in Detroit, Michigan, than in any other city in the … | Training material | Technical capacity | Other | 2018 | Link | training-material | technical-capacity | other |
 | Story map: Strengthening the management and use of geospatial data and technologies of the National Institute of Malariology, Parasitology, and Entomology (NIMPE) to support the implementation of Circular 54 | This story map describes the strengthening of NIMPE’s technical capacity through the implemetation of certain … | Website | Whole framework | Vietnam | 2018 | Link | website | whole-framework | vietnam |
 | Groupmappers (A crowdsourcing initiative) | Groupmappers is a crowdsourcing initiative with the initial goal of mapping communities in selected rural … | Website | Geospatial technologies | Bangladesh | 2018 | Link | website | geospatial-technologies | bangladesh |
 | GIS Training Workshop for MOH staff | These are the training materials used during the GIS Training Workshop for MOH staff held … | Training material | Technical capacity | Vietnam | 2018 | Link | training-material | technical-capacity | vietnam |
 | Application of GIS technology in public health: successes and challenges | This paper summarizes the common uses of GIS technology in the public health sector, emphasizing … | Document | Use cases | Other | 2015 | Download | document | use-cases | other |
 | GIS for rapid epidemiological mapping and health-care management with special reference to filariasis in India | This paper is about the study carried out to apply GIS technology for rapid epidemiological … | Document | Use cases | India | 2014 | Download | document | use-cases | india |
 | Health GeoLab Collaborative LinkedIn Group | This is a LinkedIn Group where institutions and individuals sharing the same vision – geo-enabling … | Network | Whole framework | Other | 2017 | Link | network | whole-framework | other |
 | Esri Health and Human Services Grant Program | This grant allows Ministries of Health of eligible countries to freely use selected Esri products … | Tool/Software | Geospatial technologies | Other | 2018 | Link | tool-software | geospatial-technologies | other |
 | Health GeoLab Collaborative Pool of Expertise | The Health GeoLab Collaborative develops and maintains a pool of expertise and skills related to … | Network | Whole framework | Other | 2018 | Link | network | whole-framework | other |
 | Starter Kit – Esri’s Story Maps | Starter kit guiding new users on how to use Esri’s Story Maps online application to … | Document | Geospatial technologies | Other | 2018 | Download | document | geospatial-technologies | other |
 | Training Seminar: Survey123 for ArcGIS: Collect Field Data with Smart Forms | A recording of the training seminar conducted by Esri to help users collect data in … | Training material | Technical capacity | Other | 2016 | Link | training-material | technical-capacity | other |
 | GIS for UHC Glossary of Terms | A glossary of key terms linked to the use of GIS in the Universal Health … | Document | Specifications/standards/protocols | Other | 2016 | Link | document | specifications-standards-protocols | other |
 | Role of spatial tools in public health policymaking of Bangladesh: opportunities and challenges | This study assessed the current level of map usage and spatial tools for health sector … | Document | Use cases | Bangladesh | 2016 | Download | document | use-cases | bangladesh |
 | Role of GIS in Health Management Information System and Medical Plan: A Case Study of Gangtok area, Sikkim, India | This study shows how GIS is an ideal tool for planning, organizational issues of health … | Document | Use cases | India | 2015 | Download | document | use-cases | india |
 | Health information system strengthening and malaria elimination in Papua New Guinea | The study demonstrates that using mobile technologies and GIS in the capture and reporting of … | Document | Use cases | Papua New Guinea | 2017 | Download | document | use-cases | papua-new-guinea |
 | Training Seminar: Insights for ArcGIS: Powerful Data Anayltics Made Simple | A recording of the training seminar conducted by Esri on Insights for ArcGIS. In this … | Training material | Technical capacity | Other | 2018 | Link | training-material | technical-capacity | other |
 | Health geography: supporting public health policy and planning | Informed decision-making leads to the development of effective public health policy based on evidence. This … | Document | Use cases | Other | 2008 | Download | document | use-cases | other |
 | Use of GIS Mapping as a Public Health Tool — From Cholera to Cancer | This article shows field of medical geographic information systems (Medical GIS) has become extremely useful … | Document | Use cases | Other | 2013 | Download | document | use-cases | other |
 | Health Information System Geo-enabling Process in Malaysia | This pager describes the process being followed by the Ministry of Health of Malaysia to … | Document | Whole framework | Malaysia | 2018 | Download | document | whole-framework | malaysia |
 | Using the Spatial Quality and Anomalies Diagnosis (SQUAD) Tool to Identify and Correct Data Anomalies in Master Facility Lists: Global Operational Guide | This document is a resource for developing an action plan to improve data in an … | Document | Master lists/Common geo-registry | Other | 2018 | Download | document | master-lists-common-geo-registry | other |
 | DOPH-cEPI Training Workshop (Naypyitaw, 12-16 March 2018) | These are the training materials used during the Capacity Building on the Use of Geospatial … | Training material | Technical capacity | Myanmar | 2018 | Link | training-material | technical-capacity | myanmar |
 | Monitor Malaria Epidemics | In this lesson, you’ll assume the role of a member of the Ministry of Public … | Training material | Technical capacity | Other | 2018 | Link | training-material | technical-capacity | other |
 | WHO Malaria Threats Map | This interactive map presents data on the status of malaria vector resistance, P. falciparum gene … | Website | Use cases | Other | 2017 | Link | website | use-cases | other |
 | HIS geo-enabling – Geospatial data management guideline (MOHS, Myanmar) | This document has been developed to guide the Ministry of Health and Sports of Myanmar … | Document | Specifications/standards/protocols | Myanmar | 2018 | Download | document | specifications-standards-protocols | myanmar |
 | Introduction to Geospatial Data Management and Technologies for PHDs | These are the training materials used during the training workshop on the Introduction to Geospatial Data … | Training material | Technical capacity | Cambodia | 2018 | Link | training-material | technical-capacity | cambodia |
 | ENSURE: Geolocating health facility attendees to map malaria in the Philippines and Indonesia | A case study on how the ENSURE project demonstrated the utility of tablet-based approaches to … | Document | Use cases | Indonesia, Philippines | 2018 | Download | document | use-cases | indonesia philippines |
 | Starter kit – Migration to ArcGIS Pro | Starter kit helping prepare experienced ArcMap users to be productive right away in using ArcGIS … | Document | Geospatial technologies | Other | 2019 | Download | document | geospatial-technologies | other |
 | Upstream watershed condition predicts rural children’s health across 35 developing countries | This University of Vermont-led study is the first to calculate how watershed forests improve the … | Document | Use cases | Other | 2017 | Download | document | use-cases | other |
 | DOH GIS/GPS Guidelines and Standards | This document contains the guidelines and standards followed by the Department of Health of the … | Document | Specifications/standards/protocols | Philippines | 2014 | Download | document | specifications-standards-protocols | philippines |
 | Guidance for the management and use of geospatial data and technologies in health: Part 2 – Implementing the geospatial data management cycle: 2.5 Cleaning, validating, and documenting the data – 2.5.2 Using advanced Microsoft Excel functions | Guidance describing the operations needed to check, clean, or validate compiled and/or collected data and … | Document | Specifications/standards/protocols | Other | 2019 | Download | document | specifications-standards-protocols | other |
 | Using geospatial data and analytics to guide reproductive, maternal, newborn, child, and adolescent health programs: Journal Supplement 5 | A set of documents from the BMJ Global Health Journals on the different uses of … | Document | Use cases | Bangladesh, Nepal, Other | 2019 | Link | document | use-cases | bangladesh nepal other |
 | Best Practices in Innovations in Microplanning for Polio Eradication | Document presenting the best practices particularly in using GIS to improve the quality of microplans … | Document | Use cases | Other | 2018 | Download | document | use-cases | other |
 | Spatiotemporal epidemiology, environmental correlates, and demography of malaria in Tak Province, Thailand (2012–2015) | The paper looked into the patterns of malaria incidence and possible drivers of transmission over … | Document | Use cases | Thailand | 2019 | Download | document | use-cases | thailand |
 | State of the Pacific’s RMNCAH Workforce Report 2019 | This report looks into the reproductive, maternal, newborn, child, and adolescent health (RMNCAH) of 15 … | Document | Use cases | Cook Islands, Federated States of Micronesia (FSM), Fiji, Kiribati, Nauru, Other, Papua New Guinea, Republic of the Marshall Islands (RMI), Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tonga, Vanuatu | 2019 | Download | document | use-cases | cook-islands federated-states-of-micronesia-fsm fiji kiribati nauru other papua-new-guinea republic-of-the-marshall-islands-rmi samoa solomon-islands tonga vanuatu |
 | Common Geo-registry Assessment Tool (Version 3) | The 3rd version of the assessment tool developed based on the requirements listed in the … | Tool/Software | Master lists/Common geo-registry | Other | 2021 | Download | tool-software | master-lists-common-geo-registry | other |
 | Impact of geographic accessibility on utilization of the annual health check-ups by income level in Japan: A multilevel analysis | This study aims to reveal whether an income-dependent difference in the impact of geographic accessibility … | Document | Use cases | Other | 2017 | Download | document | use-cases | other |
 | Addressing geographic access barriers to emergency care services: a national ecologic study of hospitals in Brazil | This study aims to analyze the geographic access barriers to emergency care services in Brazil … | Document | Use cases | Other | 2017 | Download | document | use-cases | other |
 | Introduction to Geospatial Data Management and Technologies for Malaria Programs | These are the training materials used during the training workshop on the Introduction to Geospatial … | Training material | Technical capacity | Malaysia, Other, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Solomon Islands, Vanuatu, Vietnam | 2019 | Link | training-material | technical-capacity | malaysia other papua-new-guinea philippines solomon-islands vanuatu vietnam |
 | ArcGIS Enterprise GIS Training Plan for Staff of Ministries of Health | This document is a tool for Ministries of Health (MOHs) to use to help determine … | Document | Technical capacity | Other | 2019 | Download | document | technical-capacity | other |
 | HIS Geo-enabling Glossary | This glossary contains terms that are used frequently in Health GeoLab Collaborative (HGLC) documents, not … | Document | Specifications/standards/protocols | Other | 2020 | Link | document | specifications-standards-protocols | other |
 | Starter kit – ArcGIS Solution Coronavirus Case Dashboard | Starter kit guiding new users on how to operationalize the Coronavirus Case Dashboard included in … | Document | Geospatial technologies | Other | 2020 | Download | document | geospatial-technologies | other |
 | Improving Immunization Coverage and Reducing Inequities: Use of GIS in Immunization Programs | Final report on the Improving Immunization Coverage and Reducing Inequities: Use of GIS in Immunization … | Document | Strategy/Plan/Vision, Use cases | Other | 2017 | Download | document | strategy-plan-vision use-cases | other |
 | Improving Immunisation Coverage and Equity through the Effective Use of Geospatial Technologies: A Landscape Analysis and Theory of Change | A document describing the potential for geospatial data and technologies to impact immunisation programming through … | Document | Use cases | Other | 2020 | Download | document | use-cases | other |
 | Esri’s COVID-19 Vaccine Distribution Resources | A resource web page from Esri featuring tools that can help government and healthcare leaders … | Tool/Software, Website | Geospatial technologies | Other | 2020 | Link | tool-software website | geospatial-technologies | other |
 | UN- GGIM: Future trends in geospatial information management: the five to ten year vision (Third Edition) | The third edition of the Future Trends report from the United Nations Committee of Experts … | Document | Strategy/Plan/Vision | Other | 2020 | Download | document | strategy-plan-vision | other |
 | Sharing the same geography: use of a Common Geo-Registry as a central authority for geospatial information core to sustainable development | Webinar presented at the Virtual United Nations World Data Forum (UNWDF) on October 2020 introducing … | Video | Master lists/Common geo-registry | Other | 2020 | Link | video | master-lists-common-geo-registry | other |
 | Myanmar DoPH MOHS – Guidelines for the Geo-Enabling of the Health Information System (HIS) | This document contains the guidelines followed by the Department of Public Health – Ministry of … | Document | Whole framework | Myanmar | 2017 | Download | document | whole-framework | myanmar |
 | Geospatial Health (Official journal of the International Society of Geospatial Health) | This journal focuses on all aspects of the application of geographical information systems, remote sensing, … | Document, Website | Geospatial technologies, Use cases | Other | Link | document website | geospatial-technologies use-cases | other | |
 | International Journal of Health Geographics | This journal publishes novel, high quality and internationally significant manuscripts on all aspects of geospatial … | Document, Website | Geospatial technologies, Use cases | Other | Link | document website | geospatial-technologies use-cases | other | |
 | Health & Place | An interdisciplinary journal dedicated to the study of all aspects of health and health care in which place or location matters. | Article, Document | Use cases | Other | 2021 | Link | article document | use-cases | other |
 | The Use of Geospatial Data and Technologies in Support of Immunization Microplanning in Myanmar Implementation Report, 2017–2018 | This report records UNICEF’s work supporting Myanmar in the use of geospatial data and technologies … | Document | Use cases | Myanmar | 2018 | Download | document | use-cases | myanmar |
 | Leveraging Geospatial Technologies and Data to Strengthen Immunisation Programmes | A guidance document that “identifies the steps and key considerations for Ministries of Health (MOH) … | Document | Resources for sustainability | Other | 2021 | Download | document | resources-for-sustainability | other |
 | COVID-19 Response Mechanism (C19RM) Funding Opportunity | A funding opportunity from The Global Fund to “support countries to mitigate the impact of … | Website | Resources for sustainability | Other | 2021 | Link | website | resources-for-sustainability | other |
 | COVIDaction’s Vaccine Data Co-Lab Open Call for Technical Proposal | The Vaccine Data Co-Lab is a collaboration with governments, civil society organisations, and network partners … | Website | Resources for sustainability | Other | 2021 | Link | website | resources-for-sustainability | other |
 | WHO GIS Centre for Health | WHO’s GIS Centre for Health includes geospatial analytics, capacity building, partnerships and collaboration, geospatial culture, … | Website | Resources for sustainability | Other | 2021 | Link | website | resources-for-sustainability | other |
| Geospatial Health (Official journal of the International Society of Geospatial Health) | This journal focuses on all aspects of the application of geographical information systems, remote sensing, … | Document, Website | Geospatial technologies, Use cases | Other | Download | document website | geospatial-technologies use-cases | other | |
| Using geospatial data and analytics to guide reproductive, maternal, newborn, child, and adolescent health programs: Journal Supplement 5 | A set of documents from the BMJ Global Health Journals on the different uses of … | Document | Use cases | Bangladesh, Other | 2019 | Download | document | use-cases | bangladesh other |
 | Visualizing the Geography of the Diseases of China: Western Disease Maps from Analytical Tools to Tools of Empire, Sovereignty, and Public Health Propaganda, 1878–1929 | A journal article analyzing “for the first time the earliest western maps of diseases in … | Article | Use cases | China | 2017 | Link | article | use-cases | china |
 | Example of Terms of reference for the Technical Working Group on the management and use of geospatial data and technologies in the health sector | This document presents an example terms of reference for the Technical Working Group on the … | Document | Governance | Other | 2021 | Download | document | governance | other |
 | Ethical Considerations When Using Geospatial Technologies for Evidence Generation | This document is an example of policies governing the use of geospatial technologies. It discusses … | Document | Policies | Other | 2018 | Download | document | policies | other |
 | Guidance for the management and use of geospatial data and technologies in health: Part 2.4 Creating geospatial data: 2.4.1 Extracting vector format geospatial data from basemaps | Guidance describing the steps in extracting vector format geospatial data from basemaps | Document | Specifications/standards/protocols | Other | 2021 | Download | document | specifications-standards-protocols | other |
 | Implementation Support Guide: Development of a National Georeferenced Community Health Worker Master List hosted in a registry | “This implementation support guidance presents principles for a national, georeferenced Community Health Worker Master List … | Document | Master lists/Common geo-registry | Other | 2021 | Download | document | master-lists-common-geo-registry | other |
 | Common Geo-Registry (CGR) (Information page) | This site provides information on the Common Geo-Registry including how it works, use cases, link … | Website | Master lists/Common geo-registry | Other | 2021 | Link | website | master-lists-common-geo-registry | other |
 | Esri’s Health Information System Modernization: A GIS Curriculum | “This site contains hands-on tutorials to enhance the geospatial capacity of health stakeholders. By promoting … | Training material, Website | Geospatial technologies, Technical capacity | Other | 2021 | Link | training-material website | geospatial-technologies technical-capacity | other |
 | Physical Accessibility to Health Services Study (2019) | This document presents the study done to assess the physical accessibility to health services in … | Document | Use cases | Vanuatu | 2019 | Download | document | use-cases | vanuatu |
 | Constructing and validating a transferable epidemic risk index in data scarce environments using open data: A case study for dengue in the Philippines | This study to assess the risk of dengue in the Philippines introduces “a methodology to … | Document | Use cases | Philippines | 2022 | Download | document | use-cases | philippines |
 | Microplanning for Immunization Service Delivery Using the Reaching Every District (RED) Strategy | This document is a guide on how to produce microplans for immunization service delivery using … | Document | Specifications/standards/protocols | Other | 2009 | Download | document | specifications-standards-protocols | other |
 | Expanding and improving urban outreach immunisation in Patna, India | This document presents a case study of an urban immunization outreach strategy to determine the … | Document | Use cases | India | 2011 | Download | document | use-cases | india |
 | Guidance on developing a national deployment and vaccination plan for COVID-19 vaccines (2nd version) | This document published by WHO and UNICEF is a global guidance providing the framework for … | Document | Specifications/standards/protocols | Other | 2021 | Download | document | specifications-standards-protocols | other |
 | Guidance on operational microplanning for COVID-19 vaccination | This document provides operational guidance and information to support planners and immunization programme managers at … | Document | Specifications/standards/protocols | Other | 2021 | Download | document | specifications-standards-protocols | other |
 | Spatial Quality and Anomalies Diagnosis (SQUAD) Tool | This site provides information on the Spatial Quality and Anomalies Diagnosis (SQUAD) tool created by … | Website | Geospatial technologies | Other | 2018 | Link | website | geospatial-technologies | other |
 | SQUAD: A Tool for Spatial Quality and Anomalies Diagnosis – Documentation and Tutorial (ArcGIS version) | This package includes the documentation, sample data, and tutorial on how to use MEASURE Evaluation’s … | Tool/Software, Training material | Geospatial technologies | Other | 2018 | Download | tool-software training-material | geospatial-technologies | other |
 | SQUAD: A Tool for Spatial Quality and Anomalies Diagnosis – Documentation and Tutorial (QGIS version) | This package includes the documentation, sample data, and tutorial on how to use MEASURE Evaluation’s … | Tool/Software, Training material | Geospatial technologies | Other | 2018 | Download | tool-software training-material | geospatial-technologies | other |
 | Optimizing health facility location for universal health care: A case study from the Philippines | This paper looks into using a variation of cooperative covering maximal models to identify the … | Document | Use cases | Philippines | 2021 | Download | document | use-cases | philippines |
 | Philippines Health Facility Development Plan 2020-2040 | This document articulates the required investment for health facilities in the Philippines and presents as … | Document | Use cases | Philippines | 2020 | Download | document | use-cases | philippines |
 | Using Patient Pathway Analysis to Design Patient-centered Referral Networks for Diagnosis and Treatment of Tuberculosis: The Case of the Philippines | This paper looks into how using the patient pathway analysis have “identified opportunities for strengthening … | Document | Use cases | Philippines | 2017 | Download | document | use-cases | philippines |