Integrating economic and health evidence to inform Covid-19 policy in low- and middle- income countries

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Integrating economic and health evidence to inform Covid-19 policy in low- and middle- income countries. / Vassall, Anna; Sweeney, Sedona; Barasa, Edwine; Prinja, Shankar; Keogh-Brown, Marcus R.; Tarp Jensen, Henning; Smith, Richard; Baltussen, Rob; M Eggo, Rosalind; Jit, Mark.

In: Wellcome Open Research, Vol. 5, 272, 2022.

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Vassall, A, Sweeney, S, Barasa, E, Prinja, S, Keogh-Brown, MR, Tarp Jensen, H, Smith, R, Baltussen, R, M Eggo, R & Jit, M 2022, 'Integrating economic and health evidence to inform Covid-19 policy in low- and middle- income countries', Wellcome Open Research, vol. 5, 272. https://doi.org/10.12688/wellcomeopenres.16380.2

APA

Vassall, A., Sweeney, S., Barasa, E., Prinja, S., Keogh-Brown, M. R., Tarp Jensen, H., Smith, R., Baltussen, R., M Eggo, R., & Jit, M. (2022). Integrating economic and health evidence to inform Covid-19 policy in low- and middle- income countries. Wellcome Open Research, 5, [272]. https://doi.org/10.12688/wellcomeopenres.16380.2

Vancouver

Vassall A, Sweeney S, Barasa E, Prinja S, Keogh-Brown MR, Tarp Jensen H et al. Integrating economic and health evidence to inform Covid-19 policy in low- and middle- income countries. Wellcome Open Research. 2022;5. 272. https://doi.org/10.12688/wellcomeopenres.16380.2

Author

Vassall, Anna ; Sweeney, Sedona ; Barasa, Edwine ; Prinja, Shankar ; Keogh-Brown, Marcus R. ; Tarp Jensen, Henning ; Smith, Richard ; Baltussen, Rob ; M Eggo, Rosalind ; Jit, Mark. / Integrating economic and health evidence to inform Covid-19 policy in low- and middle- income countries. In: Wellcome Open Research. 2022 ; Vol. 5.

Bibtex

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title = "Integrating economic and health evidence to inform Covid-19 policy in low- and middle- income countries",
abstract = "Covid-19 requires policy makers to consider evidence on both population health and economic welfare. Over the last two decades, the field of health economics has developed a range of analytical approaches and contributed to the institutionalisation of processes to employ economic evidence in health policy. We present a discussion outlining how these approaches and processes need to be applied more widely to inform Covid-19 policy; highlighting where they may need to be adapted conceptually and methodologically, and providing examples of work to date. We focus on the evidential and policy needs of low- and middle-income countries; where there is an urgent need for evidence to navigate the policy trade-offs between health and economic well-being posed by the Covid-19 pandemic.",
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author = "Anna Vassall and Sedona Sweeney and Edwine Barasa and Shankar Prinja and Keogh-Brown, {Marcus R.} and {Tarp Jensen}, Henning and Richard Smith and Rob Baltussen and {M Eggo}, Rosalind and Mark Jit",
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AU - Tarp Jensen, Henning

AU - Smith, Richard

AU - Baltussen, Rob

AU - M Eggo, Rosalind

AU - Jit, Mark

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KW - Covid

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