• Crisis Modelling

    Modeling infectious disease outbreaks within refugee camps for timely interventions

  • About this project

    The Simulator is a web tool for NGOs and local authorities to model COVID-19 and other epidemics inside refugee camps and prepare timely and proportionate response measures needed to flatten the curve and reduce the number of fatalities. This tool is designed to help humanitarian workers prevent the worst outbreak scenarios and design an optimal intervention strategy. If you stuck during covid at home, you can always buy cheap essay from professional services. If you want to take part in the development of similar tools, but are too overwhelmed with your homework – request do my matlab assignment assistance from expert writers and take part in a desired activities. If you want to take part in the development of similar tools, but are too overwhelmed with your homework – request do my matlab assignment assistance from expert writers and take part in a desired activities. Read more

  • Problem

    Refugee camps lack a strategy to combat COVID-19 because:

    1

    High density

    Moria's population density is 204K people / km2 vs. London's 4.5K people / km2

    2

    Sanitation

    1 toilette per 167 people, 1 tap per 1300 people, waiting lines are 2-3 hours

    3

    Malnutrition

    Food distributions fall short of daily nutritional requirements

    4

    Poor Health

    Not enough ICU bed, chronic and respiratory diseases, PTSD

    5

    Legal Status

    Asylum seekers are not included in national plans and basic healthcare

  • Epidemiological Modeling

    To address this problem we use multiple epidemiological modeling approaches:

    Compartment Model

    • Deterministic, age-specific compartment model. 
    • Macro method models population as a whole. 
    • We produce the analysis based on 1000 simulation runs over a range of possible parameters.  
    • Inputs: Area-specific parameters (population size and demographics), Asymptomatic infection rate, Days remaining infectious, etc.

    Network Model

    • Stochastic, network model with SEIRS dynamics. 
    • People are vertices and their interactions with others are edges (including a weight for the strength of interaction). 
    • Our analysis is based on 3 simulation networks.
    • Inputs: Area-specific parameters (population size and demographics), Relationships between the residents, Asymptomatic infection rate, Days remaining infectious, etc.

    Agent-based Model

    • Digital prototype of the given camp.
    • 500 agents act based on rules informed by research; experts in the area outline behaviour and demographics.
    • Inputs: Transmission probability, Incubation time, Infection and recovery probabilities.
  • Modeling Conclusions

    Based on our modelling, an example intervention strategy for Moria could be:

    Long-term strategy

    Invest in a prolonged programme in improving personal hygiene for the camp residents in the whole duration of the pandemic together with educational issues when it comes to students looking to someone write my essay

    Reducing transmission

    Ask the residents who are infected to minimise their contacts and movement and make sure they have access to the necessary treatment (including ICU)

    Urgent action for the high-risk

    Moving elderly and other high-risk individuals with pre-existing conditions swiftly away from the camp at the very start of the epidemic

  • Project objectives

    Real time insights from our models will have impact in the following areas:

    Empower NGOs

    Essential supply forecasting

    Serve as a tool for NGOs and grassroots organisations to mobilise action and coordinate efforts to prepare and contain COVID-19

    Inform Policy Making

    Decision making on the ground

    Inform governments, camp management and local authorities and help them make responsible decisions in a timely manner

    Save People's Lives

    Reducing the spread and fatalities

    Identify the most effective COVID-19 interventions designed for refugee camps and help avoid severe casualties

  • Partners

    During the course of this project we collaborated with various organisations

  • We need your help!

    We are looking for partners and volunteers - please get in touch if you are interested

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