# Critical Medical Resource Allocation during COVID-19 Pandemic

arXiv: https://arxiv.org/abs/2203.06071 · HTML: https://mlsanity.com/paper/2203.06071/

## Key facts

- Cited by 1 papers in the map (data through 14 Oct 2026).
- First posted on arXiv 11 Mar 2022.

## Built on by (most cited first, 1 of 1)

- [Development of Decision Support System for Effective COVID-19 Management](https://mlsanity.com/paper/2203.08221/) (2022)

## Abstract (arXiv)

In this paper, an optimal resource allocation framework is proposed for the allocation of critical medical resources among different units during a pandemic. The framework is developed by considering the dynamics of Pandemic, hierarchical government structure, and non-uniformity of unit resource requirement among different units. The cost function is designed to minimize the difference between the demand, actual allocation, and ideal allocation, where ideal allocation for a region is considered based on the predicted active cases in a fraction of predicted total active cases of all regions. Different cost functions are used at a different level of organization based on the available information. The model can also accommodate severity of disaster in a region in this framework. A sample allocation case study is presented for the allocation of oxygen for different states of India.