The Newest Three-Letter Fad in Health

The January 2016 issue of Health Systems and Reform, “Special Issue: Prince Mahidol Award Conference 2016: Priority Setting for Universal Health Coverage, offers some hope for prioritization in health. The issue included several commentaries and articles that urge a balanced approach to prioritization, while others explore the limitations of empirical tools like cost effectiveness and HTA. The main question for me is the following: Will the zeal for a technical answer win over the more pragmatic commentary presented in these articles of HS&R?

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Yazbeck, Abdo S.
Format: Journal Article biblioteca
Language:en_US
Published: Taylor and Francis 2016-04-25
Subjects:health technology assessment, health systems reform, health priorities, national health accounts, donor accountability, cost effectiveness analysis, global burden of disease, health services investment, public expenditure and institutional reviews,
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10986/24615
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