Introduction to Economic Evaluation for Global Health

2 credits

Introduces the concepts and methods for economic evaluation in low and middle-income countries with a focus on cost-effectiveness analyses and methods that are specific to work in resource-limited settings. Topics covered include measuring costs, valuing health outcomes in disability-adjusted life years (DALYs), discounting, utilizing models to conduct economic evaluation and evaluate uncertainty, and prioritizing in environments of scarcity. Offered: Sp.