title: Managing medical supply logistics among health workers in Ecuador.
abstract: Operations research techniques are being used to solve business and government problems throughout the world. This paper discusses the use of an analytical technique--the location set covering algorithm--to determine placement of medical supply centers in Ecuador. By establishing the optimum location of supply centers it is possible to effectively utilize scarce health care resources in a developing country and to help community level health workers be better prepared to deliver primary health care services.
mesh_terms: D003153:Community Health Services / Q000458:organization & administration*; D003150:Community Health Workers / Q000458:organization & administration; D003906:Developing Countries; D004484:Ecuador; D006297:Health Services Accessibility; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand; D006801:Humans; D009874:Operations Research; D011320:Primary Health Care / Q000458:organization & administration; D012423:Rural Health