Title of article
Methods for the Economic Evaluation of Health Care Interventions for Priority Setting in the Health System: An Update From WHO CHOICE
Author/Authors
Bertram ، Melanie Y. Department of Health Systems Governance and Financing - World Health Organization , Lauer ، Jeremy A. Department of Health Systems Governance and Financing - World Health Organization , Stenberg ، Karin Department of Health Systems Governance and Financing - World Health Organization , Edejer ، Tessa Tan Torres Department of Health Systems Governance and Financing - World Health Organization
From page
673
To page
677
Abstract
The World Health Organization’s (WHO’s) Choosing Interventions that are Cost-Effective (CHOICE) programme has been a global leader in the field of economic evaluation, specifically cost-effectiveness analysis for almost 20 years. WHO-CHOICE takes a “generalized” approach to cost-effectiveness analysis that can be seen as a quantitative assessment of current and future efficiency within a health system. This supports priority setting processes, ensuring that health stewards know how to spend resources in order to achieve the highest health gain as one consideration in strategic planning. This approach is unique in the global health landscape. This paper provides an overview of the methodological approach, updates to analytic framework over the past 10 years, and the added value of the WHO-CHOICE approach in supporting decision makers as they aim to use limited health resources to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by 2030.
Keywords
Cost , Effectiveness Analysis , Economic Evaluation , Health Benefit Package
Journal title
International Journal of Health Policy and Management(IJHPM)
Journal title
International Journal of Health Policy and Management(IJHPM)
Record number
2723136
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