Medical resource preparation and allocation for humanitarian assistance based on module organization

Area of Science:

• Disaster medicine
• Logistics and supply chain management
• Public health

Background:

• Humanitarian assistance missions require efficient medical resource allocation.
• Previous resource planning often resulted in shortages or excess supplies.
• Modular organization principles can inform resource management.

Purpose of the Study:

• To develop an optimized medical resource allocation plan for overseas humanitarian missions.
• To associate resource allocation with modular organization and humanitarian needs.
• To enhance the support level of humanitarian assistance missions.

Main Methods:

• Utilized data from a hospital ship (Peace Ark) humanitarian mission as a study model.
• Employed clustering and matching techniques for sample formation.
• Randomly selected cases from existing mission information.

Main Results:

• The proposed allocation plan met over 95% of reusable resource needs and over 80% of non-reusable resource needs.
• Reduced unused non-reusable resources from over 30% to 5%-30%.
• Ensured critical non-reusable resources were not exhausted, unlike the original plan.

Conclusions:

• The developed medical resource allocation plan significantly enhances support for humanitarian missions.
• This research provides a foundation for an assistant decision-making system for humanitarian aid.
• Optimized resource management is crucial for effective disaster response.