An approach to prioritization of medical devices in low-income countries: an example based on the Republic of South Sudan.
Cost Eff Resour Alloc
; 13(1): 2, 2015.
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ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
Efficient and evidence-based medical device and equipment prioritization is of particular importance in low-income countries due to constraints in financing capacity, physical infrastructure and human resource capabilities.METHODS:
This paper outlines a medical device prioritization method developed in first instance for the Republic of South Sudan. The simple algorithm offered here is a starting point for procurement and selection of medical devices and can be regarded as a screening test for those that require more labour intensive health economic modelling.CONCLUSIONS:
A heuristic method, such as the one presented here, is appropriate for reaching many medical device prioritization decisions in low-income settings. Further investment and purchasing decisions that cannot be reached so simply require more complex health economic modelling approaches.
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Prognostic_studies
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En
Ano de publicação:
2015
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Article