We are excited to share our latest impact report, which details GRID3’s progress and achievements in Nigeria and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) during 2023 and 2024. The report demonstrates GRID3’s ongoing commitment to using high-resolution spatial data to support development initiatives and improve health outcomes.

Over the past two years, GRID3 has worked closely with government agencies and a network of key partners in both countries. For DRC, the report highlights our extensive efforts to systematically map the entire country, province by province, in collaboration with national authorities and technical partners. This ambitious project is generating crucial data layers on settlements, health facilities, health zones, and health areas; these layers serve as invaluable resources for evidence-based decision-making. For Nigeria, the report showcases our collaboration with government bodies and local organizations to update and use core spatial data in national health campaigns. This work includes the refinement of population estimates, improvement of settlement data, and mapping of health facilities. 

The report provides impact examples that illustrate the practical application of these data, ranging from supporting polio eradication campaigns in DRC to enhancing malaria prevention efforts in Nigeria.

This work would not be possible without our partners. GRID3 extends its sincere gratitude to the Center for Integrated Earth System Information (CIESIN) at Columbia University, WorldPop at the University of Southampton, Novel-T, and the Kinshasa School of Public Health for their expertise, technical contributions, and continued commitment to making an impact through our shared work.

Read the impact report here

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