A5024154254- Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life
- Global Public Health Policies and Epidemiology
- Pharmaceutical Economics and Policy
- Healthcare cost, quality, practices
- Global Health Care Issues
- Healthcare Systems and Reforms
- Healthcare Policy and Management
- Quality and Safety in Healthcare
- HIV/AIDS Impact and Responses
- Health disparities and outcomes
- Legal Issues in South Africa
- Clinical practice guidelines implementation
- Health Policy Implementation Science
- Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare
- Child Nutrition and Water Access
- HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions
- Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet
Radboud University Nijmegen
2022-2025
Radboud University Medical Center
2022-2025
University of KwaZulu-Natal
2014-2024
New York University Press
2020
Cambridge University Press
2020
University of the Witwatersrand
2019-2020
South African Medical Research Council
2019-2020
Royal Australasian College of Surgeons
2020
The University of Adelaide
2020
Agencia de Evaluación de Tecnologías Sanitarias
2020
Many low- and middle-income countries are designing or revising their health benefit packages (HBP), with appraisal—prioritizing services for reimbursement—being a critical phase. This occurs in complex landscape of multiple criteria, stakeholders, limited evidence, budget constraints, tight timelines, varying across countries. Existing guidance documents do not fully address these complexities, requiring analysts to balance methodological rigor practical constraints. editorial highlights...
Abstract Objectives Health technology assessment (HTA) is a cost-effective resource allocation tool in healthcare decision-making processes; however, its use limited low-income settings where countries fall short on both absorptive and technical capacity. This paper describes the journey of introduction HTA into processes through case study revising National Essential Medicines List (NEMLIT) Tanzania. It draws lessons establishing strengthening transparent priority-setting processes,...
The global burden of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) has been rising. A key risk factor for NCDs is obesity, which partly linked to consumption sugar sweetened beverages (SSBs). tax on SSBs an attractive control measure curb the rising trend in NCDs, as it potential reduce SSBs. However, studies effects SSB taxes have concentrated high-income countries with limited low-income and middle-income countries. Using data from 2015 Zambia Living Conditions Monitoring Survey (LCMS) data, 2017 NCD...
Moldova strives for universal health coverage (UHC) and considers technology assessment (HTA) an important policy instrument to inform the choice of services that should be covered progressively realize UHC. It plays a key role in determining which technologies are coved, considering various dimensions often including cost-effectiveness, budget impact, feasibility. This paper reports on work undertaken develop roadmap HTA implementation, using evidence-informed deliberative processes (EDPs)...
Abstract Background Countries around the world are increasingly rethinking design of their health benefit package to achieve universal coverage. can periodically revise packages on basis sectoral cost-effectiveness analyses, i.e. by evaluating a broad set services against ‘doing nothing’ scenario using budget constraint. Alternatively, they use incremental evaluate specific current practice threshold. In addition, countries may employ hybrid approaches which combines elements and analysis -...
Abstract Background A recurring discussion in the literature relates to possible contradictions among Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The focus has been on economic goals, such as growth and goals related climate change. We explore that may arise between health specifically, goal Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs) — SDG3.4. As a way achieve SDG3.4, countries have urged introduce sin taxes, those sugar. Yet others argued taxes affect employment (SDG 8.5), 8.1), increase poverty (SDG1)....
Kazakhstan strives to obtain Universal Health Coverage (UHC) by using health technology assessment (HTA) for determining their benefit package. This paper reports on employing evidence-informed deliberative processes (EDPs), a practical and stepwise approach enhance legitimate package design in Kazakhstan. Methods: The Ministry of approved the operationalization application EDPs during March 2019 December 2020. We used combination desk research, conducting HTA, online surveys as well...
Background: The Disease Control Priorities 3 (DCP3) project provides long-term support to Pakistan in the development and implementation of its universal health coverage essential package services (UHC-EPHS). This paper reports on priority setting process used design EPHS during period 2019-2020, employing framework evidence-informed deliberative processes (EDPs), a tool for with explicit aim optimising legitimacy decision-making benefit packages. Methods: We planned six steps two workshops...
South Africa’s economic prospects depend on the productivity of its labour, and can only be maximised when labour force possess appropriate skills. Business is playing part by offering training opportunities to employees. Collectively, they are spending more than government’s mandated level training. However, HIV AIDS epidemic eroding this investment in southern Africa where at worst. While there has been empirical work that provides estimates cost business, very little data actual amounts...
Background Tanzania established a Health Technology Assessment Committee in recognition of the increasing role (HTA) to achieve universal health coverage. The committee has mandate develop recommendations on reimbursement technologies for decision-makers. It is widely recognized that there are challenges technical capacity and human resource availability HTA, including decision-making committees. members need combine scientific social judgments vis-a-vis technology under evaluation. This...
<ns3:p>Abstract* Background Moldova strives for universal health coverage (UHC) and considers technology assessment (HTA) an important policy instrument to inform the choice of services that should be covered progressively realize UHC. It plays a key role in determining which technologies are coved, considering various dimensions often including cost-effectiveness, budget impact, feasibility. This paper reports on work undertaken develop roadmap HTA implementation, using evidence-informed...
Abstract Objectives Health technology assessment (HTA) guidelines are intended to support the successful implementation of HTA by enhancing consistency and transparency in concepts, methods, processes, use, thereby legitimacy decision-making process. This report lays out good practices practical recommendations for developing or updating ensure implementation. Methods The task force was established 2022 comprised experts academics from various geographical regions, each with substantial...
<h3>Introduction</h3> The basis of a democratic government is consultation and participation by its citizenry in public policy making. Marginalised populations don't have the power authority due to lack agency variety factors. These factors combination with socio-economic challenges cripple their rights healthcare policies that realistic needs. Are sex workers able participate making South Africa? And what hinders decisions. By having better understanding barriers process, we are more...
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<h3></h3> Countries around the world are increasingly rethinking design of their health benefit package to achieve universal coverage. can periodically revise packages by performing sectoral analyses, i.e. evaluating a broad set services against 'doing nothing' scenario using budget constraint. Alternatively, they carry out incremental evaluate specific current practice cost-effectiveness threshold. In addition, countries may employ hybrid approaches. This paper compares these approaches in...