Evaluation of the use of modelling in resource allocation decisions for HIV and TB.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Globally, resources for health spending, including HIV and tuberculosis (TB), are constrained, and a substantial gap exists between spending and estimated needs. Optima is an allocative efficiency modelling tool that has been used since 2010 in over 50 settings to generate evidence for country-level HIV and TB resource allocation decisions. This evaluation assessed the utilisation of modelling to inform financing priorities from the perspective of country stakeholders and their international partners.

Methods

In October to December 2021, the World Bank and Burnet Institute led 16 semi-structured small-group virtual interviews with 54 representatives from national governments and international health and funding organisations. Interviews probed participants' role

SUBMITTER: Bowring AL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10806894 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature