The need for spatial distribution of health facilities to meet the need of ever-increasing
population in Lagos state has been a challenge. The study views health care provision as a
problem of spatial disparity between the need for health care and the actual available health
facilities. Global Positioning System (GPS) was used to take coordinates of all the selected
SHC in the study area. Other secondary data of the list of all public health workers and public
health facilities in Lagos state was obtained from Lagos state ministry of health. The
administrative map of Lagos State, which served as base map, was sourced from the
department of Lands and Survey in the Ministry of Works. Population data was obtained from
the Lagos State Bureau of Statistics. Other attributes data were sourced from the literatures to
complement the spatial data gathered from GPS. Findings confirmed that the locations of
public secondary health centres in Lagos state are dispersed with 47% located in Lagos west,
26.3% in Lagos central and Lagos east senatorial district respectively. that one health centre
serves an average number of 94,684 people. The number of Doctor, Nurses and Pharmacists
per 1000 population is very low in all the selected SHC in Lagos state. The study recommends
the establishment of more public SHC across the 20 LGA and 37 LCDA’s of the state. This will
assist to bridge the economic and geographic gap to Health facilities in Lagos state.
Keywords: Geospatial, Distribution, Secondary Health Facilities, Lagos