APPLYING GRETHEL PRINCIPLE TO PROJECT X
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●When tracked back, 75% emergency patients in New Orleans hospital had encounter with wild dogs
●# of wild dogs in New Orleans have increased by 2x from 2020 - 2022
●While the # of vaccinated dogs in New Orleans had been stagnant for the same time period
●It’s been found that 80% of emergency patients in New Orleans hospital have rabies
●What causes rabies is virus
●The infection mostly come from canine’s bite
Executive Summary
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●2 options:
○Mass euthanization of wild dogs, or
○Increase in New Orleans animal control department budget
●Recommend the latter option, as dogs are viewed as sacred animals in New Orleans
Context &
Background
Root Cause
Recommendation
Agenda
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1.Context & Background
2.Root Cause
3.Recommendation
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Context & Background
80% of emergency patients in New Orleans Hospital were infected by rabies
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Case Category
Case #
Apr 2022 May 2022 Jun 2022
All Case 80 160 200
Rabies 64 128 160
Malaria 10 15 20
Others 6 17 20
Highlights
1.Rabies case is the
highest category in New
Orleans Hospital
emergency ward,
achieving 80% from
overall case from Apr -
June 2022
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# of Case in New Orleans Hospital Emergency Ward
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1.Context & Background
2.Root Cause
3.Recommendation
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Root Cause
Increase in wild dogs & stagnancy in Animal Control activities in New Orleans were the most contributing factors of the increase in rabies case
Highlights
1.Wild canine population
from 2020 - 2022
increased 200% from 100
to 200
2.While canine vaccination
from 2020 - 2022 only
experienced 5,7%
increase from 87 to 92
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Agenda
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1.Context & Background
2.Root Cause
3.Recommendation
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Recommendation
Recommend to increase the budget of New Orleans’ Animal Control Department, to vaccinate all the canines in the area.
Option 1
Mass Euthanization of the Canines
Option 2
Increase Animal Control Budget,
Vaccinate All Wild Canines
Pros
- Cheaper Cost
- Faster Implementation
- No Public Reputation Risk
- Low Barrier from Public
Cons - Bigger Public Reputation Risk
- Higher Cost
- Slower Implementation
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