Supporting the revision of the health benefits package in Uganda: A constrained optimisation approach

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dc.contributor.authorMohan, Sakshi
dc.contributor.authorWalker, Simon
dc.contributor.authorSengooba, Freddie
dc.contributor.authorKiracho, Elizabeth Ekirapa
dc.contributor.authorMayora, Chrispus
dc.contributor.authorSsennyonjo, Aloysius
dc.contributor.authorAliti, Candia Tom
dc.contributor.authorRevill, Paul
dc.date.accessioned2024-09-17T12:25:30Z
dc.date.available2024-09-17T12:25:30Z
dc.date.issued2023-06
dc.description.abstractThis study demonstrates how the linear constrained optimization approach can be used to design a health benefits package (HBP) which maximises the net disability adjusted life years (DALYs) averted given the health system constraints faced by a country, and how the approach can help assess the marginal value of relaxing health system constraints. In the analysis performed for Uganda, 45 interventions were included in the HBP in the base scenario, resulting in a total of 26.7 million net DALYs averted. When task shifting of pharmacists' and nutrition officers' tasks to nurses is allowed, 73 interventions were included in the HBP resulting in a total of 32 million net DALYs averted (a 20% increase). Further, investing only $58 towards hiring additional nutrition officers' time could avert one net DALY; this increased to $60 and $64 for pharmacists and nurses respectively, and $100,000 for expanding the consumable budget, since human resources present the main constraint to the system
dc.description.sponsorshipUK Research and Innovation, Grant/Award Number: MR/P028004/1
dc.identifier.citationMohan, Sakshi, Simon Walker, Freddie Sengooba, et al. 'Supporting the Revision of the Health Benefits Package in Uganda: A Constrained Optimisation Approach', Health Economics, vol. 32/no. 6, (2023), pp. 1244-1255.
dc.identifier.issnISSN 1057-9230
dc.identifier.issnEISSN 1099-1050
dc.identifier.urihttps://nru.uncst.go.ug/handle/123456789/9620
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherWiley Periodicals Inc
dc.titleSupporting the revision of the health benefits package in Uganda: A constrained optimisation approach
dc.typeArticle
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