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Cost valuation in resource-poor settings
1Swiss Tropical Institute, Socinstrasse 57, 4002 Basel, Switzerland. guy.hutton@unibas.ch
Abstract:
Methods of cost-effectiveness analysis (CEA) have largely been developed for application in Western country settings. Little attention has been paid to the methodological issues in cost valuation in resource-poor settings, where failing exchange rates and severe market distortions require further clarifications of appropriate valuation methods. This paper links insights from social cost-benefit analysis with the current CEA guidelines to develop a more apt approach to cost valuation in resource-poor settings.
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