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A strategy to improve priority setting in developing countries.
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- Advancing the WHO-INTEGRATE Framework as a Tool for Evidence-Informed, Deliberative Decision-Making Processes: Exploring the Views of Developers and Users of WHO Guidelines.International journal of health policy and management · 2022Article
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- Measuring inequalities in the selected indicators of National Health Accounts from 2008 to 2016: evidence from Iran.Cost effectiveness and resource allocation : C/E · 2020Article
- Who is in and who is out? A qualitative analysis of stakeholder participation in priority setting for health in three districts in Uganda.Health policy and planning · 2019Article
- Stakeholder Participation for Legitimate Priority Setting: A Checklist.International journal of health policy and management · 2018Article
- Evaluating healthcare priority setting at the meso level: A thematic review of empirical literature.Wellcome open research · 2018Article
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- The Need for Global Application of the Accountability for Reasonableness Approach to Support Sustainable Outcomes Comment on "Expanded HTA: Enhancing Fairness and Legitimacy".International journal of health policy and management · 2017Article
- Hospitals as complex adaptive systems: A case study of factors influencing priority setting practices at the hospital level in Kenya.Social science & medicine (1982) · 2017Article
- Fair Processes for Priority Setting: Putting Theory into Practice Comment on "Expanded HTA: Enhancing Fairness and Legitimacy".International journal of health policy and management · 2017Article
- Priority Setting for Universal Health Coverage: We Need Evidence-Informed Deliberative Processes, Not Just More Evidence on Cost-Effectiveness.International journal of health policy and management · 2016Article
- Multi-Stakeholder Decision Aid for Improved Prioritization of the Public Health Impact of Climate Sensitive Infectious Diseases.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2016Article
- Setting Healthcare Priorities at the Macro and Meso Levels: A Framework for Evaluation.International journal of health policy and management · 2015Review
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Abstract
Because the demand for health services outstrips the available resources, priority setting is one of the most difficult issues faced by health policy makers, particularly those in developing countries. Priority setting in developing countries is fraught with uncertainty due to lack of credible information, weak priority setting institutions, and unclear priority setting processes. Efforts to improve priority setting in these contexts have focused on providing information and tools. In this paper we argue that priority setting is a value laden and political process, and although important, the available information and tools are not sufficient to address the priority setting challenges in developing countries. Additional complementary efforts are required. Hence, a strategy to improve priority setting in developing countries should also include: (i) capturing current priority setting practices, (ii) improving the legitimacy and capacity of institutions that set priorities, and (iii) developing fair priority setting processes.
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