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AI framework for health supply chain optimization - technical documentation for humanitarian AI systems in Uganda # AI Framework for Humanitarian Supply Chain Optimization **Offline-first forecasting, stock visibility, and decision support for low-resource humanitarian settings** --- ## Overview This framework provides a comprehensive approach to optimizing health supply chains in low-resource humanitarian settings. Maintained by Neuravox Foundation, it builds on humanitarian innovation research conducted in Uganda with support from the UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office and the Elrha Humanitarian Innovation Fund. It addresses the unique challenges of Uganda's health system, where **89% of facilities experience unreliable connectivity** and infrastructure constraints directly impact medicine availability. > [!NOTE] > The framework is the **foundation phase** of a broader humanitarian AI project now advancing into **tool development** for forecasting, stock visibility, and decision support. Read the project overview at neuravox.org. ## Core Design Principles | Principle | Implementation | |-----------|----------------| | **Offline-First** | All critical functions work without internet connectivity | | **Human-in-the-Loop** | AI provides recommendations; health workers make the final decisions | | **Infrastructure-Aware** | Storage capacity is treated as a hard constraint, not a variable | | **Paper Digital Harmony** | The system augments existing paper workflows | ## Three-Tier Forecasting Architecture Functionality is placed where it is needed most: the most critical forecasting runs **fully offline at the facility**, while districts and the national level add consolidation and oversight as connectivity allows. ```mermaid flowchart TB N[" National · Central Data Hub National reporting & system integration DHIS2 · e-LMIS · eAFYA"] D[" District Services Tier 2 · Hierarchical Statistical Forecasting (HES) Tier 3 · ML Models (Random Forest / XGBoost)"] F[" Facility Level · Offline Tier 1 · Rule-Bas …