title: Cost valuation in resource-poor settings.
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.
authors.affiliation: Swiss Tropical Institute, Socinstrasse 57, 4002 Basel, Switzerland. guy.hutton@unibas.ch
authors.forename: Guy
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Hutton
authors.forename: Rob
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Baltussen
mesh_terms: D003365:Costs and Cost Analysis / Q000379:methods*; D003906:Developing Countries; D006295:Health Resources / Q000191:economics*; D006297:Health Services Accessibility