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Research Paper | Urban and Regional Planning | India | Volume 12 Issue 12, December 2023
Analysis of Government Healthcare Infrastructure for the District of West Bengal: A Case of Purulia and Bankura
Ar. Arnab Chowdhury | Ar. Shagufta Irshad | Dr. Subhrajit Banerjee [6]
Abstract: The healthcare infrastructure facilities? location selection is an important decision for any health oriental developmental approach. This paper is a brief oriental discussion about the location of district hospitals and their decision - making in terms of connectivity and the feasibility of healthcare infrastructure in spatial as well as population aspects. This paper talks about the various issues related to the location of healthcare facilities in terms of district hospitals in geographical locations by thematic GIS mapping and analysis techniques using Analytical Hierarchy Process (AHP) to determine the best possible location for future perspective. Comparing various healthcare locations of different districts of West Bengal and inferring the locational pattern of the infrastructures. This paper elaborates on the discussion of district hospitals and their placement around the districts of West Bengal. Bankura and Purulia districts of West Bengal are taken as a case study to understand the disparity in the health status of the people using the AHP method of calculation to understand the priority factor for the location of healthcare infrastructure. GIS mapping and buffer analysis have been used in the area to identify the lacking of healthcare infrastructure by proper data on population distribution and the number of healthcare institutions. This paper will review the techniques to understand the gap between whether this method is valid for government establishments and compare it with the spatial arrangement of health infrastructure.
Keywords: Analytical Hierarchy Process, Decision Making, GIS mapping, Healthcare Infrastructure, Location Selection, West Bengal
Edition: Volume 12 Issue 12, December 2023,
Pages: 648 - 657