Objectives Evidence-informed priority setting, in particular cost-effectiveness analysis (CEA),
can help target resources better to achieve universal health coverage. Central to the …

Background Assessment of the efficiency of interventions is paramount to achieving
equitable health-care systems. One key barrier to the widespread use of economic …

There is growing interest in cost-effectiveness thresholds as a tool to inform resource
allocation decisions in health care. Studies from several countries have sought to estimate …

Background Group B Streptococcus (GBS) can cause invasive disease (iGBS) in young
infants, typically presenting as sepsis or meningitis, and is also associated with stillbirth and …

Objectives The WHO currently recommends stool testing using GeneXpert MTB/Rif (Xpert)
for the diagnosis of paediatric tuberculosis (TB). The simple one-step (SOS) stool method …

Abstract The M72/AS01E tuberculosis vaccine showed 50%(95% CI: 2–74%) efficacy in a
phase 2B trial in preventing active pulmonary tuberculosis disease, but potential cost …

Background Self-sampling HPV test and thermal ablation are effective tools to increase
screening coverage and treatment compliance for accelerating cervical cancer elimination …

Abstract Background Saudi Arabia's Vision 2030 aims to reform health care across the
Kingdom, with health technology assessment being adopted as one tool promising to …

Background Malaria is a major cause of morbidity and mortality globally, especially in sub-
Saharan Africa. Widespread resistance to pyrethroids threatens the gains achieved by …

Antenatal multiple micronutrient supplementation (MMS) is an intervention that can help
reach three of the six global nutrition targets, either directly or indirectly: a reduction in low …