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Yohai Trabelsi

John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Harvard University

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Guojun Xiong

John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Harvard University

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Fentabil Getnet

National Data Management and Analytics Center for Health, Ethiopian Public Health Institute

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Stéphane Verguet

Department of Global Health and Population, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health

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"A framework integrating LLMs and optimization to enhance health facility location planning in Ethiopia."

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Why It Matters

This research offers a novel solution for optimizing the allocation of health resources in rural areas, where traditional optimization models often fall short due to the need for qualitative input. By effectively integrating LLMs, it could significantly improve healthcare access in underserved regions globally, not just Ethiopia.

Product Angle

This can be developed into a platform providing tools for public health departments to input expert preferences and regional data to get recommended facility upgrade plans, prioritizing equitable access to healthcare.

Disruption

The LEG framework could outperform existing manual planning processes that rely heavily on expert judgment and minimal data integration, providing a systematic, scalable method to incorporate both qualitative and quantitative inputs into critical infrastructure decisions.

Product Opportunity

There is significant global demand for efficient, data-driven health infrastructure planning tools. Governments, NGOs, and international aid organizations focusing on developing regions would invest in solutions that optimize health resources effectively.

Use Case Idea

Deploy this framework as a SaaS tool for governments and NGOs to plan public health infrastructure in remote and developing regions, optimizing resource allocation based on local expert input and data-driven insights.

Science

The approach uses a 'Large language model and Extended Greedy (LEG)' framework combining classical optimization with LLM-driven iterative refinement. The framework optimizes health facility locations by integrating human expert advice expressed in natural language, making these preferences actionable in algorithmic planning without sacrificing coverage efficiency.

Method & Eval

The method combines classical submodular optimization techniques with LLM feedback for solution refinement. It was evaluated using real-world data from Ethiopian regions to ensure that alignment with expert advice improves results without compromising on coverage.

Caveats

Challenges include ensuring that the qualitative inputs are sufficiently precise for effective integration into quantitative models. Additionally, while the framework ensures improved alignment and coverage, it depends heavily on the quality and relevancy of expert input and LLM outputs.

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Yohai Trabelsi

John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Harvard University
yohai.trabelsi@gmail.com

Guojun Xiong

John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Harvard University
gjxiong@g.harvard.edu

Fentabil Getnet

National Data Management and Analytics Center for Health, Ethiopian Public Health Institute
b.infen4ever@gmail.com

Stéphane Verguet

Department of Global Health and Population, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
verguet@hsph.harvard.edu

Milind Tambe

John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Harvard University
milind_tambe@harvard.edu