How Least Developed to Lower-Middle Income Countries Use Health Technology Assessment: A Scoping Review.

ABSTRACT: Health Technology Assessment (HTA) is a multidisciplinary tool to inform healthcare decision-making. HTA has been implemented in high-income countries (HIC) for several decades but has only recently seen a growing investment in low- and middle-income countries. A scoping review was undertaken to define and compare the role of HTA in least developed and lower middle-income countries (LLMIC). MEDLINE and EMBASE databases were searched from January 2015 to August 2021. A matrix comprising categories on HTA objectives, methods, geographies, and partnerships was used for data extraction and synthesis to present our findings. The review identified 50 relevant articles. The matrix was populated and sub-divided into further categories as appropriate. We highlight topical aspects of HTA, including

SUBMITTER: Falkowski A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9970250 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature