A situational and stakeholder analysis of health technology assessment in Zimbabwe.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Systematic priority setting is necessary for achieving high-quality healthcare using limited resources in low- and middle-income countries. Health technology assessment (HTA) is a tool that can be used for systematic priority setting. The objective of this study was to conduct a stakeholder and situational analysis of HTA in Zimbabwe.

Methods

We identified and analyzed stakeholders using the International Decision Support Initiative checklist. The identified stakeholders were invited to an HTA workshop convened at the University of Zimbabwe. We used an existing HTA situational analysis questionnaire to ask for participants' views on the need, demand, and supply of HTA. A follow-up survey was done among representatives of stakeholder organizations that failed to at

SUBMITTER: Dzingirai B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11569906 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature