Case study: needs-based technology assessment and essential national health research. Experience in the Philippines.
Essential national health research (ENHR) ensures that health research will be undertaken in priority areas defined by the people and will be used in decision making. Needs-based technology assessment (NBTA) is anchored on the ENHR philosophy. Two case studies are presented, one illustrating a successful application of NBTA and the other a failed approach. Reasons for the difference in success are examined.
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University of the Philippines College of Medicine.
D000465:Algorithms; D017281:Cost of Illness; D003659:Decision Making, Organizational; D004059:Diffusion of Innovation; D006292:Health Priorities; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand; D006302:Health Services Research / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D010679:Philippines; D013673:Technology Assessment, Biomedical / Q000379:methods*