Abstract
Dracunculiasis (Guinea Worm Disease) is a parasitic disease that is endemic to 18 African and 2 Asian countries. It has a marked potential for eradication through a combination of water supply management, health education, and controlled medical intervention. These intervention methods require the development of water wells and establishment of schools. Each has a different cost, a different success rate for eradication of the disease, and a different distance that people are willing and able to travel in order to utilize the facility. In this paper a weighted maximal covering model is developed to determine the best locations, given a limited budget, for the different types of facilities used to fight the disease. The model is developed and demonstrated using data from a single province within one country, the Zou Province of Benin.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 243-257 |
Number of pages | 15 |
Journal | Papers in Regional Science |
Volume | 71 |
Issue number | 3 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jul 1992 |
Externally published | Yes |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Geography, Planning and Development
- Environmental Science (miscellaneous)