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Center for Integrated Earth System Information (CIESIN), Columbia University 2026. GRID3 NGA - Health Facilities v3.0. New York: Columbia University. https://doi.org/10.7916/s6cq-1q98. Accessed [DAY MONTH YEAR].

</otherCitDet><citRespParty xmlns=""><editorSource>external</editorSource><editorDigest>fc35357071b3fbb77098f751c60aeff50bde2225694aa386633d321aad49d310</editorDigest><rpOrgName>Center for Integrated Earth System Information (CIESIN)</rpOrgName><rpCntInfo xmlns=""><cntAddress addressType=""><eMailAdd>info@ciesin.columbia.edu</eMailAdd></cntAddress></rpCntInfo><editorSave>True</editorSave><displayName>Center for Integrated Earth System Information (CIESIN)</displayName><role><RoleCd value="011"/></role></citRespParty></idCitation><idPurp>The GRID3 NGA - Health Facilities v3.0 dataset is a non-exhaustive, non-validated geographic representation of health facility points in Abia, Adamawa, Bauchi, Bayelsa, Borno, Delta, Enugu, FCT Abuja, Gombe, Jigawa, Kaduna, Kano, Katsina, Kebbi, Kogi, Kwara, Nasarawa, Niger, Ogun, Osun, Oyo, Sokoto, Yobe, Zamfara states. This dataset is considered operational.
</idPurp><idAbs>&lt;DIV STYLE="text-align:Left;"&gt;&lt;DIV&gt;&lt;DIV&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;SPAN&gt;The GRID3 NGA - Health Facilities v3.0  is a spatial data layer in OGC Geopackage format.&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;SPAN STYLE="font-weight:bold;"&gt;Dataset citation: &lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;SPAN&gt;Center for Integrated Earth System Information (CIESIN), Columbia University 2026. GRID3 NGA - Health Facilities v3.0. New York: Columbia University. https://doi.org/10.7916/s6cq-1q98. Accessed [DAY MONTH YEAR].&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;SPAN STYLE="font-weight:bold;"&gt;Contacts and data queries&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;SPAN&gt;The authors of this dataset appreciate feedback regarding the data, including suggestions, discovery of errors, difficulties in using the data, and format preferences. For dataset-related questions, please send an email to:  info@ciesin.columbia.edu&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;/DIV&gt;&lt;/DIV&gt;&lt;/DIV&gt;</idAbs><idCredit>Acknowledgements:

CIESIN would like to thank the following institutions that provided input and/or assistance during the development of this data product: 

Catholic Relief Services (CRS).
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
Clinton Health Access Initiative (CHAI).
Department of Health, Planning, Research and Statistics. Monitoring and Evaluation Division (MHSW).
eHealth Africa.
Fact Foundation.
Federal Ministry of Finance, Budget, and National Planning (MFBNP).
Federal Ministry of Health and Social Welfare (MHSW).
Malaria Consortium (MC).
National Emergency Routine Immunization Coordination Centre (NERICC).
National Malaria Elimination Programme (NMEP).
National Primary Health Care and Development Agency (NPHCDA); Primary Health Care and Development State Boards and health authorities at the Local Government Area (LGA), Ward, and Health Facility levels.
Natview Foundation for Technology Innovation.
Novel-T.
Pathfinder International.
Proxy Logics.
Society for Family Health (SFH).
World Health Organization (WHO).

Funding for the development and dissemination of this dataset was provided by GRID3 under the Bill &amp; Melinda Gates Foundation’s project INV-044979.
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