Geospatial analysis for reproductive, maternal, newborn, child and adolescent health: gaps and opportunities

Affiliations

¹ Department of Social Statistics and Demography, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK.
² MCSP, JHPIEGO, Washington, DC, USA.
³ GIS/IMMEL/ISD, American Red Cross, Washington, DC, USA.
⁴ MEL, Pathfinder International, Washington, DC, USA.
⁵ Department of Maternal, Newborn, Child and Adolescent Health, World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland.
⁶ MEASURE Evaluation/UNC, Chapel Hills, North Carolina, USA.
⁷ US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA.
⁸ Geography and Environment, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK.
⁹ WorldPop Research Group, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK.

Editorial

Zoe Matthews et al. BMJ Glob Health. 2019.

. 2019 Jul 1;4(Suppl 5):e001702.

doi: 10.1136/bmjgh-2019-001702. eCollection 2019.

¹ Department of Social Statistics and Demography, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK.
² MCSP, JHPIEGO, Washington, DC, USA.
³ GIS/IMMEL/ISD, American Red Cross, Washington, DC, USA.
⁴ MEL, Pathfinder International, Washington, DC, USA.
⁵ Department of Maternal, Newborn, Child and Adolescent Health, World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland.
⁶ MEASURE Evaluation/UNC, Chapel Hills, North Carolina, USA.
⁷ US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA.
⁸ Geography and Environment, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK.
⁹ WorldPop Research Group, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK.

No abstract available

Keywords: child health; geographic information systems; health services research; maternal health; public health.

Conflict of interest statement

Competing interests: None declared.

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