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GIS for optimizing location of primary health care facilities in rural areas: a case study in Barskyi and Sokalskyi rayons, Ukraine The article examines possibilities of using GIS technology in decision-making in health care. The software ArcGIS for Desktop (ESRI), application ArcMap, was used to complete the task. The capabilities of geospatial analysis to assess health care at local level have been considered. The GIS analysis effectively identifies problem areas with limited access of the population to primary health care (case study: Barskyi Rayon, Vinnytsya Oblast and Sokalskyi Rayon in Lviv Oblast). It is proved that geospatial analysis is a useful tool for problem solving on forming an optimal network of primary health care through restructuring and conversion of existing facilities in ambulatory of general practice / family medicine.