Spatial distribution pattern and the impact range of healthcare centers in Koya city in 2022

Abstract

The health of the individuals is considered to be one of the prime targets of human societies as a whole, because the individuals themselves remain as a vital productive element capable of performing its social and economic activities. Health services are also a sign of the development of peoples and an indication of the interest of the government sector in the health aspects. Governments seek to prepare health institutions to meet all human and material requirements in proportion to the size of the population. The research deals with the study and analysis of the spatial distribution of the primary, secondary and specialized centers and their impacts in the city of Koya with the aim of revealing the shortcomings and imbalances in their current distribution. This has been done through understanding the nature of the spatial distribution of health centers in the city and analyzing the impact of these centers in order to determine the effectiveness of this service and its impacts. This has been made through reliance on the element of distance. This study aims at finding appropriate solutions and recommendations for government agencies in order for them to overcome or reduce the problems of this vital sector and developing these types of services in the study area.

The number of health centers has reached (16) centers of all three types distributed unevenly in residential areas of the city. The study has adopted the descriptive, analytical and quantitative methods by reliance on Geographic Information System (GIS). The data and information have been obtained through empirical works and the overall combination of all the existed health sectors of the city. In this effort,  questionnaire forms have been prepared by the researcher which then distributed on the centers. This is apart from the data and information the researcher has obtained from the Koya Health Directorate. The result of the study has indicated to the existence of an obvious default of the spatial distribution of these centers and their inconformity with the distribution and residential density of the city.