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Micro Level Utility Mapping for Health and Social Infrastrcture by GPS Survey
Tapas Kumar Ghatak
Sr.Gephysicist and Sr.Consultant, UNICEF,
Kolkata on lien from Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority,
Department of Urban Development, GOWB.
Abstract :
Mapping of the health infrastructure to the micro level is the ultimate requirement for successful monitoring of the health referral system and distribution of amenities. The work of such mapping has already been initiated and completed to a certain extent. The mapping had been done from macro to micro level as per data available from the department of health, and district level. NGO s played an important role in social mobilization and towards the success of the programme.
The pulse polio eradication monitoring programme in West Bengal by GIS/GPS was intended to develop a methodology by which the routine immunisation, (one of an ongoing series in which every child below the age of 5 years is vaccinated) can be monitored phase wise. India has conducted several such campaigns, known as pulse campaigns, in the past and more will be needed if polio is to be eradicated. Health workers and volunteers set up immunisation booths and visited households in cities and rural areas throughout the week seeking to immunise all children aged less than 5 years.
In 2003 the figure says every 1 case of Polio out of 7 reported in the world is from west Bengal being 14%(24 no) of the polio cases out of 48%(38 no) in India. However the present(2005) situation is 1 out of 460 cases of the world is in West Bengal. A booth level/block level/district level monitoring system was introduced with GIS/GPS since February 2003, in order to achieve a perfect performance indicator of the Project.
The project now has been effectively extended for monitoring of routine immunization in the sub centre level (the lowest government health infrastructure) in Block/District level which depicts a clear picture regarding the man power availability, health infrastructure and the performance of the health indicator.
Similar attempt has also been taken in mapping other social and physical infrastructure of the state through GPS/GIS.
The Introduction
Mapping of the health infrastructure to the micro level is the ultimate requirement for successful monitoring of the health referral system and distribution of amenities. The work of such mapping has already been initiated and completed to a certain extent. The mapping had been done from macro to micro level as per data available from the department of health, and district level. NGO s played an important role in social mobilization and towards the success of the programme.
The pulse polio eradication monitoring programme in West Bengal by GIS/GPS was intended to develop a methodology by which the routine immunisation, (one of an ongoing series in which every child below the age of 5 years is vaccinated) can be monitored phase wise. India has conducted several such campaigns, known as pulse campaigns, in the past and more will be needed if polio is to be eradicated. Health workers and volunteers set up immunisation booths and visited households in cities and rural areas throughout the week seeking to immunise all children aged less than 5 years.
In 2003 the figure says every 1 case of Polio out of 7 reported in the world is from west Bengal being 14%(24 no) of the polio cases out of 48%(38 no) in India. However the present(2005) situation is 1 out of 460 cases of the world is in West Bengal. A booth level/block level/district level monitoring system was introduced with GIS/GPS since February 2003, in order to achieve a perfect performance indicator of the Project.
The project now has been effectively extended for monitoring of routine immunization in the sub centre level (the lowest government health infrastructure) in Block/District level which depicts a clear picture regarding the man power availability, health infrastructure and the performance of the health indicator.
Similar attempt has also been taken in mapping other social and physical infrastructure of the state through GPS/GIS.
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