Feasible and ethical allocation of intervention resources for infectious diseases using linear programming

 

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Egileak: Gerberry, David J., Blower, Sally
Formatua: artículo original
Egoera:Versión publicada
Argitaratze data:2019
Deskribapena:In this work, we demonstrate that the consideration of a fixed epidemic and the use of linear programming can be an effective tool for designing rollout strategies for infectious disease interventions. Specifically, we argue that the approach can be more flexible, more amenable to detailed allocation plans and more in line with the way that public policy decisions are made than standard optimal control allocations. We also show how feasibility and ethical constraints can be incorporated into resource allocations. As an application, we consider the initial rollout of Treatment as Prevention (TasP) resources for HIV (human immunodeficiency virus) in South Africa that began within the last decade. Going back to TasP’s initial rollout allows us to demonstrate the strengths of this approach.
Herria:Portal de Revistas UCR
Erakundea:Universidad de Costa Rica
Repositorio:Portal de Revistas UCR
Hizkuntza:Inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:archivo.portal.ucr.ac.cr:article/39951
Sarrera elektronikoa:https://archivo.revistas.ucr.ac.cr/index.php/matematica/article/view/39951
Gako-hitza:mathematical model
infectious disease
resource allocation
linear programming
HIV
treatment as prevention
South Africa
modelo matemático
enfermedad infecciosa
asignación de recursos
programación lineal
VIH
tratamiento como prevención
Sudáfrica