A gis-based multicriteria spatial decision support system model to handle health facilities resources. Case of crisis management in Batna, Algeria

Abstract

The city of Batna is exposed to risks of different natures and varied occurrences and cannot be avoided, the available resources to face up the results of catastrophes become very limited, especially the healthcare system, that must be flexible and take care all wounded fast as possible but also it should take in consideration their capacity and managing their resources, but it suffers from structural problems which has a negative effect on its resilience that help to rebound and assume to the normal functioning after a disaster. This paper aims is to develop a spatial model and present the possibility of the implementation inside GIS (Geographic Information System) environment to handle the problem of health resources (workforces and medical supply), and evaluate the evacuation plane in crisis management by find and the closest health centre that can take care the wounded within an acceptable distance, and in the same time the model should chose the center with available capacity.