To mark Geographic Information Systems GIS Day on 19 November, World Health Organization WHO in the African region launched the AFRO Geodatabase AFRO GDB to enhance the use of trusted administrative boundary data to strengthen geospatial governance and empower data-driven health decisions across Africa.
The platform enables countries to store, manage and share verified health and administrative boundary datasets, while allowing integration through APIs digital interfaces that enable different systems to share information, creating opportunities for seamless data exchange with other systems and platforms used across the health sector.
The AFRO GDB serves as a centralized digital platform that brings together key geospatial data on administrative boundaries health and political, health facilities and population into one repository. Developed through a collaborative, country-endorsed approach, the platform reflects official and validated data from countries, ensuring accuracy, ownership and consistency across the region.
