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Assessing Health System Challenges and Opportunities for better Noncommunicable Disease outcomes: the case of Mauritius
(BMC Health Science Research, 2020-03)
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The objectives of the study reported in this paper were: (a) to score the coverage of core NCD population-based interventions and individual services in Mauritius; (b) to analyse and score the presence of 15 ...
The discounted money value of human lives lost due to COVID-19 in Spain
(Emerald Publishing Limited, 2020-07)
Purpose – To estimate the discounted money value of human lives lost (DMVHL) due to COVID-19 in Spain. Design/methodology/approach – The study employs the human capital approach to estimate the DMVHL (assuming Spain’s life ...
The Present Value of Human Lives Lost Due to COVID-19 in the United Kingdom
(Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Research, 2020-09)
The Present Value of Human Life Losses Associated with Coronavirus Disease in Africa
(Scientific Research, 2020)
The coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues to ravage human lives, social systems, and economies around the world. The objective of this study was to estimate the total present value (TPVAFC) of human life losses associated ...
The Monetary Value of Disability-Adjusted Life Years in Kenya in 2017
(SAGE, 2020)
All diseases and injuries exert a heavy epidemiological and socioeconomic burden on Kenya. The specific objectives of this study were (a) to estimate the monetary value of disability-adjusted life years (DALYs) from all ...
The monetary value of human life losses associated with COVID-19 in Turkey
(Emerald, 2020)
Background: This study aimed to appraise the monetary value of human life losses associated with COVID-19 in Turkey. To our knowledge, it is the first study in Turkey to value human life losses associated with COVID-19. ...
Dollar value of disability-adjusted life years in South Africa in 2019
(Journal of Global Health Economics and Policy, 2021)
Background
To date, no study has estimated the dollar value of DALYs lost from a wide range of diseases and conditions in South Africa. The specific objectives of this study were: (a) to estimate the dollar value of ...
An Assessment of the performance of the National Health Research System in Mauritius to accelerate progress towards Universal Health Coverage
(Research Square, 2022-07-27)
Background: The goal of universal health coverage (UHC) is that every individual has access to quality health services without running the consequences of financial hardship. The World health report 2013"Research for ...
Monetary Value of Disability-Adjusted Life Years and Potential Productivity Losses Associated With Neglected Tropical Diseases in the East African Community
(Research and Reports in Tropical Medicine, 2023)
Introduction: In 2019, the East African Community (EAC) lost 12,048,918 disability-adjusted life-years (DALY) across all ages from neglected tropical diseases (NTDs). The specific objectives of the study reported in the ...