Cost of dialysis in Tanzania: evidence from the provider’s perspective

Lawrencia Mushi, Markus Krohn and Steffen Flessa ()

Health Economics Review, 2015, vol. 5, issue 1, 1-10

Abstract: The cost of dialysis is enormous for a least developed country like Tanzania where resources and technology are rather limited. Thus, from the economic point of view, it seems rational to allocate health care budgets towards diseases that are curable, have a higher cost-effectiveness and cater for the majority of the population. However, before a final decision on allocation of budgets towards dialysis is made all effort must be invested to improve technical efficiency by cutting the enormous unit cost. Copyright Mushi et al. 2015

Keywords: Cost analysis; Hemodialysis; End-stage renal disease; Tanzania (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2015
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