Strengthening health technology assessment systems in the global south: a comparative analysis of the HTA journeys of China, India and South Africa.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Resource allocation in health is universally challenging, but especially so in resource-constrained contexts in the Global South. Pursuing a strategy of evidence-based decision-making and using tools such as Health Technology Assessment (HTA), can help address issues relating to both affordability and equity when allocating resources. Three BRICS and Global South countries, China, India and South Africa have committed to strengthening HTA capacity and developing their domestic HTA systems, with the goal of getting evidence translated into policy. Through assessing and comparing the HTA journey of each country it may be possible to identify common problems and shareable insights.

Objectives

This collaborative paper aimed to share knowledge on strengthening HTA syst

SUBMITTER: MacQuilkan K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6197020 | biostudies-literature | 2018

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature