Design and Implementation of a Web-Based GIS: for Public Healthcare Decision Support System in Zaria Metropolis - Softcover

Abdullahi, Fatimah

Softcover

ISBN 10: 384843265X ISBN 13: 9783848432653

Publisher: LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing, 2012

Synopsis

Sharing of health information is critical to preventing diseases, responding to emergencies, educating the public and also Policy makers. Protecting privacy and confidentiality of health information remains important cornerstones of the public health system. The proposed system provides opportunities for the healthcare worker to gain access to vital information that can aid him/her in the location of viable hospitals for the patients to fully enjoy available enhanced healthcare services. The developed model makes it possible to locate the nearest hospitals as well as the services they rendered. This study explored the use of open source software, web server is Apache extended with support for PHP, MySQL and ARCGIS 9.2. Authentication is built into the system as security pass mark for accessing information in the data base.

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About the Author

fatimah Binta Abdullahi is a PhD student of Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria in Nigeria. She has published some articles on Health care delivery system using Geographical Information System Software.She is a member of Nigeria Computer Society (NCS).She is currently an Assistant lectuer at Ahmadu Bello University,Zaria Nigeria.

Edition details

• Publisher: LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing
• Publication date: 2012
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 384843265X
• ISBN 13: 9783848432653
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 128