Nepal Chapter of the Lancet Commission on Investing in Health 3.0
Background
Nepal Health Economics with technical support from The Bergen Centre for Ethics and Priority Setting in Health (BCEPS), Department of Global Public Health and Primary Care, University of Bergen (UiB) has been supporting Ministry of Health and Population in prioritizing health sector interventions for Universal Health Coverage (UHC) in Nepal.
Project is funded by Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation (NORAD). As a local academic partner, NHEA has also been collaboration with Kathmandu university to develop in-country capacity on health economics and scientific priority setting process.
Goals
The overall goal of the project is to improve efficiency, equity and financial risk protection while maximizing health outcomes among people of Nepal in the path towards UHC by supporting one of the strategies of the National Health Financing Strategy (2023-2033).
Specifically, this project will review the current health system interventions including all three disease components, non-communicable diseases and injuries (NCDIs); communicable diseases; and reproductive, maternal, neonatal, child and adolescent health and nutrition (RMNCAH-N) related conditions and carry out prioritization of health system/program interventions to propose an updated essential healthcare package (EHCP) in Nepal.
Approach
This task will use a stepwise approach to priority setting using a framework contextualized for Nepal. Baseline evidence will be collected from available sources and literature.
Analysis will be done using FairChoices DCP analytics tool and using expertise from BCEPS to come up with the priority interventions as well as detail of financing information. This will be taken through a systematic process of prioritization using an agreed set of criteria in addition to the analysis and the quantitative results that arrive from the analysis. The prioritized set of interventions will be discussed and agreed with the stakeholders from within MoHP and DoHS along with additional stakeholders relevant to the respective programs before including them in the list to recommend the updated EHCP.
Priority Setting for Universal Health Coverage (UHC) in Nepal
Background
Nepal Health Economics with technical support from The Bergen Centre for Ethics and Priority Setting in Health (BCEPS), Department of Global Public Health and Primary Care, University of Bergen (UiB) has been supporting Ministry of Health and Population in prioritizing health sector interventions for Universal Health Coverage (UHC) in Nepal. Project is funded by Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation (NORAD). As a local academic partner, NHEA has also been collaboration with Kathmandu university to develop in-country capacity on health economics and scientific priority setting process,
Goals
The overall goal of the project is to improve efficiency, equity and financial risk protection while maximizing health outcomes among people of Nepal in the path towards UHC by supporting one of the strategies of the National Health Financing Strategy (2023-2033). Specifically, this project will review the current health system interventions including all three disease components, non-communicable diseases and injuries (NCDIs); communicable diseases; and reproductive, maternal, neonatal, child and adolescent health and nutrition (RMNCAH-N) related conditions and carry out prioritization of health system/program interventions to propose an updated essential healthcare package (EHCP) in Nepal.
Approach
This task will use a stepwise approach to priority setting using a framework contextualized for Nepal. Baseline evidence on epidemiology and service coverage will be collected from the available sources and literature; target coverage of the interventions and the population outcomes that the country wants to achieve will be agreed in consensus with the relevant stakeholders in coordination of respective program divisions and sections under the MoHP and Department of Health Services (DoHS). Data on cost effectiveness of interventions where available from local context, else from similar context will also be collated. Analysis will be done using FairChoices DCP analytics tool and using expertise from BCEPS to come up with the priority interventions as well as detail of financing information. This will be taken through a systematic process of prioritization using an agreed set of criteria in addition to the analysis and the quantitative results that arrive from the analysis.
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