Decision rules for allocation of finances to health systems strengthening
Morton, Alexander and Thomas, Ranjeeta and Smith, Peter C. (2016) Decision rules for allocation of finances to health systems strengthening. Journal of Health Economics, 49. pp. 97-108. ISSN 0167-6296 (https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhealeco.2016.06.001)
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Abstract
A key dilemma in global health is how to allocate funds between disease-specific "vertical projects" on the one hand and "horizontal programmes" which aim to strengthen the entire health system on the other. While economic evaluation provides a way of approaching the prioritisation of vertical projects, it provides less guidance on how to prioritise between horizontal and vertical spending. We approach this problem by formulating a mathematical program which captures the complementary benefits of funding both vertical projects and horizontal programmes. We show that our solution to this math program has an appealing intuitive structure. We illustrate our model by computationally solving two specialised versions of this problem, with illustrations based on the problem of allocating funding for infectious diseases in sub–Saharan Africa. We conclude by reflecting on how such a model may be developed in the future and used to guide empirical data collection and theory development.
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Morton, Alexander ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3803-8517, Thomas, Ranjeeta and Smith, Peter C.;-
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Item type: Article ID code: 56602 Dates: DateEvent24 June 2016Published24 June 2016Published Online3 June 2016AcceptedSubjects: Social Sciences > Industries. Land use. Labor > Management. Industrial Management
Science > MathematicsDepartment: Strathclyde Business School > Management Science Depositing user: Pure Administrator Date deposited: 06 Jun 2016 08:14 Last modified: 03 Sep 2024 00:52 Related URLs: URI: https://strathprints.strath.ac.uk/id/eprint/56602