Cost valuation in resource-poor settings
Open Access
- 1 July 2005
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Health Policy and Planning
- Vol. 20 (4) , 252-259
- https://doi.org/10.1093/heapol/czi025
Abstract
Methods of cost-effectiveness analysis (CEA) have largely been developed for application in Western country settings. Little attention has been paid to the methodological issues in cost valuation in resource-poor settings, where failing exchange rates and severe market distortions require further clarifications of appropriate valuation methods. This paper links insights from social cost-benefit analysis with the current CEA guidelines to develop a more apt approach to cost valuation in resource-poor settings.Keywords
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