Health technology assessment and benefit package design
One of the key objectives for policymakers is to use existing resources efficiently. Through economic evaluation, the value for money of interventions and packages can be established, and ultimately the goals of Universal Health Coverage (UHC) can be achieved. The institutionalization of decision-making for health has emerged in the form of health technology assessment (HTA) processes. WHO supports these processes, technical development of economic evaluation tools and evidence, as well as health benefit package design through several tools and products.
The UHC Compendium is a database of health services and intersectoral interventions designed to assist countries in making progress towards Universal Health Coverage (UHC). It provides a strategic way to organize and present information and creates a framework to think about health services and health interventions. The UHC Compendium has also been designed to support countries in integrated service delivery, and a key innovation is a structured architecture that promotes linkages across health system levels.
The OneHealth Tool is a software tool designed to inform national strategic health planning in low- and middle-income countries. While many costing tools take a narrow disease-specific approach, the OneHealth Tool attempts to link strategic objectives and targets of disease control and prevention programs to the required investments in health systems. The tool provides planners with a single framework for scenario analysis, costing, health impact analysis, budgeting and financing of strategies for all major diseases and health system components. It is thus primarily intended to inform sector wide national strategic health plans and policies.
Health Technology Assessment and Health Benefit Package Survey
WHO conducts a global survey of member state processes for HTA and health benefit package design. The results of the survey are available in a publicly available database, and where available, data are compared between multiple waves.
The resource guide provides information on four key topics related to HTA and HBP design processes. These are as follows :
a) the overall principles of HBP design
b) the application of principles to institutionalize HBP design based on best practices
c) tools and resources available to help develop specific aspects of HBP design processes
d) existing networks to share knowledge and support HBP design
While the focus is on materials produced by the World Health Organization (WHO), there are other key references highlighted in the guide as well.
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Principles of health benefit packages
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