Application of health economics assessment techniques in the prevention and control of important infectious diseases: a review
10.16250/j.32.1374.2020355
- VernacularTitle:卫生经济学评价技术在重要传染病防治中的 应用研究进展
- Author:
Ling-Ling WU
1
;
Xiao-Nong ZHOU
1
;
Tie-Wu JIA
1
;
Jing XU
1
Author Information
1. National Institute of Parasitic Diseases, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention (Chinese Center for Tropical Diseases Research); NHC Key Laboratory of Parasite and Vector Biology; WHO Collaborating Centre for Tropical Diseases; National Center for International Research on Tropical Diseases, Shanghai 200025, China
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Health economic assessment;
Infectious diseases;
AIDS;
Tuberculosis;
Hepatitis B;
Schistosomiasis
- From:
Chinese Journal of Schistosomiasis Control
2021;33(3):311-316
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Due to the relative shortage of health resources, rational allocation and utilization of health resources is critical to achieving the maximum economic benefits in developing countries, which requires a health economic assessment to meet the needs to balance the competitive requirements of cost reduction and effectiveness enhancement. This review describes the advances in applications of health economic assessment techniques in four major infectious diseases, including AIDS, tuberculosis, hepatitis B and schistosomiasis. Currently, there is no standard economic assessment in the prevention and control of infectious diseases, and notably, the transparency of cost research is limited, which may affect the popularization of the study conclusions. Further health economic assessments of infectious diseases are required to improve the quality, standard and transparency of the economic evaluation through formulating strategies, to improve the standardization of studies, to improve the popularization of the study conclusions and to improve the applicability of the economic evaluation for policies.
