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Published in: Globalization and Health 1/2013

Open Access 01-12-2013 | Review

Health technology assessments as a mechanism for increased value for money: recommendations to the Global Fund

Authors: Yot Teerawattananon, Kate McQueston, Amanda Glassman, Jomkwan Yothasamut, Chaw Yin Myint

Published in: Globalization and Health | Issue 1/2013

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Abstract

The Global Fund is experiencing increased pressure to optimize results and improve its impact per dollar spent. It is also in transition from a provider of emergency funding, to a long-term, sustainable financing mechanism. This paper assesses the efficacy of current Global Fund investment and examines how health technology assessments (HTAs) can be used to provide guidance on the relative priority of health interventions currently subsidized by the Global Fund. In addition, this paper identifies areas where the application of HTAs can exert the greatest impact and proposes ways in which this tool could be incorporated, as a routine component, into application, decision, implementation, and monitoring and evaluation processes. Finally, it addresses the challenges facing the Global Fund in realizing the full potential of HTAs.
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Metadata
Title
Health technology assessments as a mechanism for increased value for money: recommendations to the Global Fund
Authors
Yot Teerawattananon
Kate McQueston
Amanda Glassman
Jomkwan Yothasamut
Chaw Yin Myint
Publication date
01-12-2013
Publisher
BioMed Central
Published in
Globalization and Health / Issue 1/2013
Electronic ISSN: 1744-8603
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/1744-8603-9-35

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