title: Refinement of the Facility-Level Medical Technology Score to Reflect Key Disease Response Capacity and Personnel Availability.
abstract: This paper presents a second look at the computation of the Medical Technology Score (MTS), a metric designed to convey the relative technical competence of a health facility. Modification of the score to reflect local disease burden is discussed, as are its intended interpretations. Extensive data collection on up-to-date equipment and personnel resources must be undertaken before the MTS can become useful as a policy-relevant tool.
authors.affiliation: International Health Policy (Health Economics) Department of Social Policy London School of Economics and Political Science London U.K. WC2A 2AE.
authors.forename: Olumurejiwa A
authors.initials: OA
authors.lastname: Fatunde
authors.affiliation: University of Cambridge Engineering for Sustainable Development Centre for Sustainable Development Cambridge U.K. CB2 1TN.
authors.forename: Timothy W
authors.initials: TW
authors.lastname: Kotin
keywords: Biomedical equipment; appropriate technology; health information management; inventory control; technology management; technology transfer