Location optimization for vaccination centers of the andean region in Peru

The COVID-19 pandemic has taken a devastating economic, social and health toll. Although vaccines have been developed to combat it, access to them was not equitable for all, especially in developing countries. Peru faces additional challenges: poor health and road infrastructure, a tight health budget and shortage of healthcare personnel. The objective of this study is to define the optimal location for vaccination centers in the most adverse regions of Peru. A mathematical model for the optimization of the location is presented taking as a reference the Set Covering, Maximal Covering and P- Median models. Coverage, location costs and travel distance were prioritized. The sample used was the district of Kimbiri in Cusco. Of the seventy rural communities and nine health centers available, 55 and 7 were included, respectively. One vaccination center was assigned per rural community. The resulting metrics were 93.6% coverage, 77.78% resource utilization and an average travel distance of 929.25 meters. This model can be used to optimize immunization processes in developing countries.

Name thesis:degree_name

Ingeniero Industrial

Level thesis:degree_level

Título Profesional

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Ingeniería Industrial

Grantor dc:publisher

Universidad de Lima

Year dc:date.issued

2023

Authors dc:creator

• Lima Quiroz, Mariela Mercedes
• Cuya Alva, Sebastian Emmanuel

Advisor dc:contributor.advisor

• Larios Francia, Rosa Patricia

• Centros de vacunación
• Región de la Sierra (Perú)
• Vaccination centers
• Sierra (Peru)

Statement dc:rights

• info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess

Licence dc:rights.uri

• https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/

Language dc:language.iso

eng

Handle dc:identifier.uri

https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12724/18587

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:repositorio.ulima.edu.pe:20.500.12724/18587