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Peer-reviewedCC BYHealth promotion perspectives

Utilizing GIS to Reduce Child Mortality: Strategic Policy Actions for Health Equity.

  • Tahereh Samimi1,2,3
  • Aynaz Nourani2,3
  • Toomas Timpka4
  • Bahlol Rahimi2,3
4 affiliations
  1. 1Student Research Committee, Urmia University of Medical Sciences, Urmia, Iran.
  2. 2Health and Biomedical Informatics Research Center, Urmia University of Medical Sciences, Urmia, Iran.
  3. 3Department of Medical Informatics, School of Allied Medical Sciences, Urmia University of Medical Sciences, Urmia, Iran.
  4. 4Department of Health, Medicine and Caring Sciences, Division of Society and Health, Linköping University, Linköping, Sweden.
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Abstract

Under-five mortality remains a critical issue with persistent geographic disparities. While Geographic Information Systems (GIS) can pinpoint mortality hotspots and local risk factors, its integration into healthcare systems is often fragmented due to inadequate infrastructure, isolated data systems, and insufficient technical expertise. This policy brief outlines five integrated recommendations: investing in sustainable GIS infrastructure and governance, adopting advanced interactive technologies, improving data interoperability, fostering interdisciplinary collaboration and capacity development, and enhancing community involvement with an equity focus. These measures would transform GIS from a basic mapping tool into a dynamic decision-support system. By integrating facility-based reports, community health worker data, and demographic surveillance, this system enables near-real-time identification of mortality hotspots. Consequently, it optimizes resource allocation and supports culturally appropriate, equity-driven interventions to effectively address geographic inequalities in child survival.

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@article{samimi2026utilizing,
  title = {{Utilizing GIS to Reduce Child Mortality: Strategic Policy Actions for Health Equity.}},
  author = {Tahereh Samimi and Aynaz Nourani and Toomas Timpka and Bahlol Rahimi},
  journal = {Health promotion perspectives},
  year = {2026},
  month = aug,
  doi = {10.34172/hpp.45251},
  url = {https://europepmc.org/article/MED/42968767},
  note = {CC BY},
}
RIS
TY  - JOUR
TI  - Utilizing GIS to Reduce Child Mortality: Strategic Policy Actions for Health Equity.
AU  - Tahereh Samimi
AU  - Aynaz Nourani
AU  - Toomas Timpka
AU  - Bahlol Rahimi
PY  - 2026
DA  - 2026/08/21
JO  - Health promotion perspectives
DO  - 10.34172/hpp.45251
UR  - https://europepmc.org/article/MED/42968767
AB  - Under-five mortality remains a critical issue with persistent geographic disparities. While Geographic Information Systems (GIS) can pinpoint mortality hotspots and local risk factors, its integration into healthcare systems is often fragmented due to inadequate infrastructure, isolated data systems, and insufficient technical expertise. This policy brief outlines five integrated recommendations: investing in sustainable GIS infrastructure and governance, adopting advanced interactive technologies, improving data interoperability, fostering interdisciplinary collaboration and capacity development, and enhancing community involvement with an equity focus. These measures would transform GIS from a basic mapping tool into a dynamic decision-support system. By integrating facility-based reports, community health worker data, and demographic surveillance, this system enables near-real-time identification of mortality hotspots. Consequently, it optimizes resource allocation and supports culturally appropriate, equity-driven interventions to effectively address geographic inequalities in child survival.
SN  - 2228-6497
ER  -