Health technology assessment capacity to support Zambia's health benefits package reform policy.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The need for more local technical capacity in Health Technology Assessment (HTA) is a leading challenge to its use in low- and middle-income countries. Zambia has been considering using HTA to support its universal health coverage initiative, which includes health benefits package design and implementation. This study assesses the local HTA capacity for the steering committee tasked with supporting the design and implementation of the national health benefits package in Zambia.

Methods

The study applied a cross-sectional web-based survey design and the consensus-based Checklist for Reporting of Survey Studies. Data were collected from the steering committee of the benefits package working group, tasked with leading the design process of the health benefits package

SUBMITTER: Simangolwa WM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11894396 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature