Costing Interventions for Developing an Essential Package of Health Services: Application of a Rapid Method and Results From Pakistan.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The Federal Ministry of National Health Services, Regulations and Coordination (MNHSR&C) in Pakistan has committed to progress towards universal health coverage (UHC) by 2030 by providing an Essential Package of Health Services (EPHS). Starting in 2019, the Disease Control Priorities 3rd edition (DCP3) evidence framework was used to guide the development of Pakistan's EPHS. In this paper, we describe the methods and results of a rapid costing approach used to inform the EPHS design process.

Methods

A total of 167 unit costs were calculated through a context-specific, normative, ingredients-based, and bottom-up economic costing approach. Costs were constructed by determining resource use from descriptions provided by MNHSR&C and validated by technical experts. Pric

SUBMITTER: Raza W 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11607593 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature