Table 1 Geographic access to healthcare facilitie
Area Type | Population within 30Â min (%) | Population more than 3Â h away (%) | Average travel time to the nearest facility (hours) | Key barriers to access |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Cities and Peri-Urban | > 95 | Not available | 0.5-1 | Traffic jum or congestion and long wait times in facilities |
Towns | 80–90 | Not available | 1–2 | Overloaded district hospitals, insufficient specialists |
Villages and Dispersed Rural Areas | 65 | 10–15 | 2–3 | Poor road, limited transport options |
Remote rural areas | 40–50 | 25–30 | 3–4 | Lack or insufficient healthcare facilities, long distance and limited MSUs |
Isolated communities | 20–30 | 40–50 | 5–6 | Nomadic lifestyle, inaccessible terrain, lack of mobile units |
Conflict-affected regions | 10–20 | 50–60 | > 6 | Security concerns, destroyed infrastructure, displaced populations |