TY - JOUR
T1 - Simultaneous response to multiple disasters
T2 - Integrated planning for pandemics and large-scale earthquakes
AU - Aydin, Nezir
AU - Cetinkale, Zeynep
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2023 Elsevier Ltd
PY - 2023/2/15
Y1 - 2023/2/15
N2 - Since the beginning of COVID-19, individuals who have SARS-CoV-2 infectious have brought a heavy burden on the healthcare system. Unavoidably, along with pandemics, large-scale disasters, which are possibly emerging, may double the current health crisis. For a powerful disaster response plan, the health services should be prepared for the overwhelming number of disaster victims and infected individuals The proposed framework determines the appropriate number and location of temporary healthcare facilities for large-scale disasters while considering the burden of ongoing pandemic diseases. In this study, first, a multi-period, mix-integer mathematical model is developed to find the location and number of disaster emergency units and disaster medical facilities. Second, we develop an epidemic compartmental model to stimulate the negative effects of the disaster on disease spread and a mixed-integer mathematical model to find optimal number and the location of pandemic hospitals and isolation centers. To validate the mathematical models, a case study is conducted for a district of Istanbul, Turkey.
AB - Since the beginning of COVID-19, individuals who have SARS-CoV-2 infectious have brought a heavy burden on the healthcare system. Unavoidably, along with pandemics, large-scale disasters, which are possibly emerging, may double the current health crisis. For a powerful disaster response plan, the health services should be prepared for the overwhelming number of disaster victims and infected individuals The proposed framework determines the appropriate number and location of temporary healthcare facilities for large-scale disasters while considering the burden of ongoing pandemic diseases. In this study, first, a multi-period, mix-integer mathematical model is developed to find the location and number of disaster emergency units and disaster medical facilities. Second, we develop an epidemic compartmental model to stimulate the negative effects of the disaster on disease spread and a mixed-integer mathematical model to find optimal number and the location of pandemic hospitals and isolation centers. To validate the mathematical models, a case study is conducted for a district of Istanbul, Turkey.
KW - COVID-19
KW - Earthquake
KW - Humanitarian logistics
KW - Optimization
KW - Pandemic
KW - SEIR Model
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85147594080&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1016/j.ijdrr.2023.103538
DO - 10.1016/j.ijdrr.2023.103538
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85147594080
SN - 2212-4209
VL - 86
JO - International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction
JF - International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction
M1 - 103538
ER -