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1062. Analysing the Potential of Mobile Laboratories To Prevent Outbreaks of Infectious Diseases
Invited abstract in session WB-21: Infectious diseases and pandemics, stream OR in Humanitarian Operations (HOpe).
Wednesday, 10:30-12:00Room: 49 (building: 116)
Authors (first author is the speaker)
| 1. | Mette Wagenvoort
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| Econometric Institute, Erasmus University Rotterdam | |
| 2. | Iman Parsa
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| INSEAD | |
| 3. | Luk Van Wassenhove
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| Technology and Operations Management Area, INSEAD |
Abstract
Infectious diseases are a significant contributor to death rates. Furthermore, they have a significant effect on the economy due to increased public health costs and loss of income. Earlier identification of pathogens through testing can help achieve outbreak prevention. However, poor rural areas have limited access to health facilities, which causes a large delay between the emergence and the identification of a disease. Mobile laboratories can help identify outbreaks in such areas as they allow for fast preventive testing at different locations. However, the benefits of a mobile laboratory might not outweigh the benefits obtained from directly investing the money in the local health facilities. Therefore, we analyse the trade-off between sending mobile laboratories and investing in local health facilities such that outbreaks are prevented.
Keywords
- Humanitarian Applications
Status: accepted
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