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