Multi-criteria decision analysis to prioritize health interventions: Capitalizing on first experiences

Rob Baltussen, Sitapon Youngkong, Francesco Paolucci () and Louis Niessen

Health Policy, 2010, vol. 96, issue 3, 262-264

Abstract: This paper capitalizes on a first set of experiences on the application of multi-criteria decision analysis (MCDA) in seven low- and middle-income settings. It thereby reacts to a recent paper by Peacock et al., highlighting the potential of MCDA to guide policy makers in highly specific decision-making contexts. We argue that MCDA also has a broader application in setting priorities in health, i.e. to indicate general perceptions on priorities without defining the allocation of resources in a precise fashion. This use of MCDA can have far-reaching and constructive influences on policy formulation.

Keywords: Priority; setting; Multi-criteria; decision; analysis (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2010
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