Using costing to facilitate policy making towards universal health coverage: findings and recommendations from country-level experiences

S Gaudin, W Raza, J Skordis, A Soucat, K Stenberg… - BMJ global …, 2023 - gh.bmj.com
As countries progress towards universal health coverage (UHC), they frequently develop
explicit packages of health services compatible with UHC goals. As part of the Disease …

[HTML][HTML] Budgeting for environmental health services in healthcare facilities: a ten-step model for planning and costing

DM Anderson, R Cronk, L Best, M Radin… - International journal of …, 2020 - mdpi.com
Environmental health services (EHS) in healthcare facilities (HCFs) are critical for safe care
provision, yet their availability in low-and middle-income countries is low. A poor …

Using top‐down and bottom‐up costing approaches in LMICs: The case for using both to assess the incremental costs of new technologies at scale

L Cunnama, E Sinanovic, L Ramma, N Foster… - Health …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Purpose Estimating the incremental costs of scaling‐up novel technologies in low‐income
and middle‐income countries is a methodologically challenging and substantial empirical …

[HTML][HTML] Effects of engaging communities in decision-making and action through traditional and religious leaders on vaccination coverage in Cross River State, Nigeria …

A Oyo-Ita, X Bosch-Capblanch, A Ross, A Oku, E Esu… - Plos one, 2021 - journals.plos.org
Background Vaccination coverage levels fall short of the Global Vaccine and Action Plan
90% target in low-and middle-income countries (LMICs). Having identified traditional and …

[PDF][PDF] Projections of expenditure for primary, community and long-term care in Ireland, 2019-2035, based on the Hippocrates model

B Walsh, C Keegan, A Brick, S Connolly, A Bergin… - 2021 - econstor.eu
This report develops baseline estimates of expenditure in 2019 for ('non-acute') primary,
community and long-term care services in Ireland, and projects expenditures for these …

[HTML][HTML] Effect of the SPRING home visits intervention on early child development and growth in rural India and Pakistan: parallel cluster randomised controlled trials

BR Kirkwood, S Sikander, R Roy, S Soremekun… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Introduction Almost 250 million children fail to achieve their full growth or developmental
potential, trapping them in a cycle of continuing disadvantage. Strong evidence exists that …

Economic cost of functional neurologic disorders: a systematic review

B O'Mahony, G Nielsen, S Baxendale, MJ Edwards… - Neurology, 2023 - AAN Enterprises
Background and Objectives Functional neurologic disorder (FND) represents genuine
involuntary neurologic symptoms and signs including seizures, weakness, and sensory …

[HTML][HTML] Unit costs for non-acute care in Ireland 2016—2019

S Smith, J Jiang, C Normand, C O'Neill - HRB open research, 2021 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background: This paper presents detailed unit costs for 16 healthcare professionals in
community-based non-acute services in Ireland for the years 2016—2019. Unit costs are …

[HTML][HTML] Protocol of the Low Birth Weight South Asia Trial (LBWSAT), a cluster-randomised controlled trial testing impact on birth weight and infant nutrition of …

NM Saville, BP Shrestha, S Style, H Harris-Fry… - BMC pregnancy and …, 2016 - Springer
Background Low birth weight (LBW,< 2500 g) affects one third of newborn infants in rural
south Asia and compromises child survival, infant growth, educational performance and …

[HTML][HTML] Integrated sustainable childhood pneumonia and infectious disease reduction in Nigeria (INSPIRING) through whole system strengthening in Jigawa, Nigeria …

C King, RA Burgess, AA Bakare, F Shittu, J Salako… - Trials, 2022 - Springer
Background Child mortality remains unacceptably high, with Northern Nigeria reporting
some of the highest rates globally (eg 192/1000 live births in Jigawa State). Coverage of key …