Methodological variation in economic evaluations conducted in low- and middle-income countries: information for reference case development.

ABSTRACT: Information generated from economic evaluation is increasingly being used to inform health resource allocation decisions globally, including in low- and middle- income countries. However, a crucial consideration for users of the information at a policy level, e.g. funding agencies, is whether the studies are comparable, provide sufficient detail to inform policy decision making, and incorporate inputs from data sources that are reliable and relevant to the context. This review was conducted to inform a methodological standardisation workstream at the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF) and assesses BMGF-funded cost-per-DALY economic evaluations in four programme areas (malaria, tuberculosis, HIV/AIDS and vaccines) in terms of variation in methodology, use of evidence, and quality of r

SUBMITTER: Santatiwongchai B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4423853 | biostudies-literature | 2015

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature