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dc.contributor.authorKanpirom, Kitti
dc.contributor.authorLuz, Alia Cynthia G
dc.contributor.authorChalkidou, Kalipso
dc.contributor.authorTeerawattananon, Yot
dc.date.accessioned2020-03-31T05:27:15Z
dc.date.available2020-03-31T05:27:15Z
dc.date.issued2017
dc.identifier.issn2322-5939
dc.identifier.doi10.15171/ijhpm.2017.25
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10072/392822
dc.description.abstractIt has been debated whether the Global Fund (GF), which is supporting the implementation of programs on the prevention and control of HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis (TB) and malaria, should consider the value-for-money (VFM) for programs/interventions that they are supporting. In this paper, we critically analyze the uses of economic information for GF programs, not only to ensure accountability to their donors but also to support country governments in continuing investment in cost-effective interventions initiated by the GF despite the discontinuation of financial support after graduation. We demonstrate that VFM is not a static property of interventions and may depend on program start-up cost, economies of scales, the improvement of effectiveness and efficiency of providers once the program develops, and acceptance and adherence of the target population. Interventions that are cost-ineffective in the beginning may become cost-effective in later stages. We consider recent GF commitments towards value for money and recommend that the GF supports interventions with proven cost-effectiveness from program initiation as well as interventions that may be cost-effective afterwards. Thus, the GF and country governments should establish mechanisms to monitor cost-effectiveness of interventions invested over time.
dc.description.peerreviewedYes
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherKerman University of Medical Sciences
dc.relation.ispartofpagefrom529
dc.relation.ispartofpageto533
dc.relation.ispartofissue9
dc.relation.ispartofjournalInternational Journal of Health Policy and Management
dc.relation.ispartofvolume6
dc.subject.fieldofresearchHealth economics
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode380108
dc.subject.keywordsScience & Technology
dc.subject.keywordsLife Sciences & Biomedicine
dc.subject.keywordsHealth Care Sciences & Services
dc.subject.keywordsHealth Policy & Services
dc.subject.keywordsValue-for-Money (VFM)
dc.titleHow Should Global Fund Use Value-for-Money Information to Sustain its Investments in Graduating Countries?
dc.typeJournal article
dc.type.descriptionC1 - Articles
dcterms.bibliographicCitationKanpirom, K; Luz, ACG; Chalkidou, K; Teerawattananon, Y, How Should Global Fund Use Value-for-Money Information to Sustain its Investments in Graduating Countries?, International Journal of Health Policy and Management, 2017, 6 (9), pp. 529-533
dcterms.dateAccepted2017-02-18
dcterms.licensehttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
dc.date.updated2020-03-31T00:18:02Z
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gro.rights.copyright© 2017 The Author(s); Published by Kerman University of Medical Sciences. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/ by/4.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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