SUITABLE SITE SELECTION OF ALTERNATE HEALTH CENTER USING REMOTE SENSING AND GIS AT JIJIGA, ETHIOPIA

AUTHORS: K.DEVENTHIRAN

ABSTRACT:Jijiga is one the largest population and the fastest growing regional town in Ethiopia. The general public’s demand for health is rising promptly with the improvement of the living standard. However, the limited and unbalanced medical resources have caused the prominent problems of the society. Along with the technology development and Internet popularization, GIS approaches and related products has been widely used in the people’s daily life. The main focus of this paper is to select suitable site for health center in Jijiga city using GIS-based Multi-Criteria Analysis.