Inventory Management of Cholera Vaccinations in the Event of Complex Natural Disasters

Abstract

This MBA Project explores the considerations and recommendations for mass vaccination campaigns in response to natural disasters and their secondary effects, specifically cholera epidemics and the vaccine stockpile necessary to effectively treat the disease. Cholera is a significant post disaster risk to an already affected population. As a first responder to these disasters, the Marine Air Ground Task Force (MAGTF) must consider an epidemic cholera outbreak as a threat to mitigate and be considered in the planning process for Humanitarian Aid/Disaster Relief (HA/DR) scenarios. This project considers these factors based on former HA/DR events as well as an inventory management model which determines optimized stock pile of vaccinations necessary in a given year in order to reduce the number of lives lost to cholera.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 2015
Accession Number
ADA632231

Entities

People

  • Christine Taranto
  • Joshua A. Gregory

Organizations

  • Naval Postgraduate School

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Amphibious Operations
  • Business Administration
  • Disasters
  • Emergency Response
  • First Responders
  • Health Services
  • Humanitarian Assistance
  • Hygiene
  • Infectious Diseases
  • Medical Personnel
  • Military Operations
  • Military Science
  • Natural Disasters
  • Personnel Management
  • Public Health
  • Task Forces
  • United States

Readers

  • Emergency Management and Homeland Security.
  • Infectious Disease/Epidemiology
  • Logistics and Supply Chain Management.

Technology Areas

  • Biotechnology