Providing Healthcare to the Poor: Utilizing Operations Research as a Means to Improving People’s Lives through Quality Healthcare
Sunil J. Ramlall *
College of Business and Management, Cardinal Stritch University, USA
Khalid M. AL-Shuaibi
Department of Business Administration, Faculty of Economics and Administration, King Abdulaziz University, Saudi Arabia
Mohamed A. Yaghmour
Department of Business Administration, Faculty of Economics and Administration, King Abdulaziz University, Saudi Arabia
*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Abstract
Countries across the world are constantly pursuing access to timely and appropriate primary healthcare for people living in, even those with universal healthcare systems. This paper addresses the need for transformation and a more integrative approach to delivering healthcare to the poor. We are proposing the use of multiple operations research theories and applications as a means to integrate into core healthcare processes enabling organizations to provide a more efficient and accessible healthcare system.
Keywords: Healthcare, research operations, poverty reduction, healthcare efficiency, global healthcare