title: Multi-criteria decision analysis to prioritize health interventions: Capitalizing on first experiences.
abstract: This paper capitalizes on a first set of experiences on the application of multi-criteria decision analysis (MCDA) in seven low- and middle-income settings. It thereby reacts to a recent paper by Peacock et al., highlighting the potential of MCDA to guide policy makers in highly specific decision-making contexts. We argue that MCDA also has a broader application in setting priorities in health, i.e. to indicate general perceptions on priorities without defining the allocation of resources in a precise fashion. This use of MCDA can have far-reaching and constructive influences on policy formulation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Primary and Community Care, Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Center, 6500HB Nijmegen, The Netherlands. r.baltussen@elg.umcn.nl
authors.forename: Rob
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Baltussen
authors.forename: Sitapon
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Youngkong
authors.forename: Francesco
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Paolucci
authors.forename: Louis
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Niessen
mesh_terms: D003661:Decision Support Techniques; D006292:Health Priorities