The financial potential and Spatial Distribution of International Migrant's Remittances in the Health Care Sector of Lamerd Settlements

Nowadays, international migrants’ remittances are one dimensions of financial investment in developing countries. In general, international migrants’ remittances are mainly invested in physical, socio-cultural, economic, educational and health care sectors. In Lamerd district as case study, such investments have been done in different sectors especially in the health care sector. Hence, this descriptive-analytical study is designed to consider the spatial distribution of migrants’ remittances in the health care sector of Lamerd district. The results of documentary and discovery studies demonstrate 88 constructional projects such as building various health care centers, installments and supportive equipment have been done in the health care sector. The financial estimation of these constructional projects according to the base price of 2012 has been more than 410 billion Rials. The spatial analysis of the reception of migrants’ remittances in four counties such as Markazi, Ashknan, Alamrodasht, and Chahvarz shows that there has been no geographical field management in the distribution ofmigrants’ remittances. Based on proposed standards for health care services, the spatial distribution of base services (health houses and health care centers) has been appropriate and the spatial distribution of specialized services (hospitals, clinics, and health care complexes) has been higher than the population in Markazi and Ashknan and fair in Alamrodasht but poor in Chahvarz.