For many low- and middle-income countries, health benefits packages (HBPs) have become a key component for providing universal health coverage from a limited resource envelope. Simply put, HBPs define which healthcare interventions will be provided within a country’s health system. However, due to a range of uncertainties which exist within current evidence bases that inform… Read More »
Developing the EQ-5D-5L Value Set for Uganda Using the ‘Lite’ Protocol
This EQ-5D-5L valuation study is the first of its kind to be delivered in and for Uganda, and the first to use a ‘lite’ protocol: which aims to reduce the resource demands involved in conducting field work and generating data – particularly for resource-constrained settings. Following the publication of the EQ-5D-5L value set for Uganda,… Read More »
Launch of the Global Health Economics Community of Practice Hub
In recent months, Thanzi la Onse has been working closely in collaboration with the East, Central and Southern Africa Health Community (ECSA-HC) to develop an open access community of practice to support health economics research capability and its use within policy in low- and middle-income settings. In May 2020, we were delighted to officially launch… Read More »
TLO Researchers attend the AfHEA and CSAE 2019 Conferences
In March 2019, TLO researchers Kenneth R Katumba, Martin Chalkley and Wiktoria Tafesse attended and presented their work at various conferences. The African Health Economics and Policy Association (AfHEA) Conference 2019: Securing Primary Health Care for all: The foundation for making progress on Universal Health Coverage for al in Africa. On the 11 – 14th… Read More »
ECSA and CHE sign Memorandum of Understanding at the 67th ECSA Health Ministers Conference
In early November 2018, Thanzi la One (TLO) Programme Director Paul Revill and TLO Malawi-based researcher Takondwa Mwase travelled to Victoria Falls in Zimbabwe to attend the East, Central and South Africa Health-Community (ECSA-HC) 67th Health Ministers Conference. On this occasion, the Centre for Health Economics (CHE) and ECSA signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU),… Read More »
Research Planning / Training Courses in Uganda, Kenya and Tanzania
As part of Thanzi la Onse (TLO), Paul Revill and Simon Walker travelled to Uganda, Kenya and Tanzania to deliver training courses in health economics and explore opportunities for research collaborations. Kampala, Uganda: Paul and Simon delivered a training course on health economics to around 25 health economists. The course was organised by the Infectious… Read More »
