Optimal allocation of HIV resources among geographical regions.

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND:Health resources are limited, which means spending should be focused on the people, places and programs that matter most. Choosing the mix of programs to maximize a health outcome is termed allocative efficiency. Here, we extend the methodology of allocative efficiency to answer the question of how resources should be distributed among different geographic regions. METHODS:We describe a novel geographical optimization algorithm, which has been implemented as an extension to the Optima HIV model. This algorithm identifies an optimal funding of services and programs across regions, such as multiple countries or multiple districts within a country. The algorithm consists of three steps: (1) calibrating the model to each region, (2) determining the optimal allocation for each region

SUBMITTER: Kedziora DJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6849208 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature