Browsing Bergen Open Research Archive by Author "Jamison, Dean T."
Now showing items 1-5 of 5
-
Annual rates of decline in child, maternal, HIV, and tuberculosis mortality across 109 countries of low and middle income from 1990 to 2013: An assessment of the feasibility of post-2015 goals
Verguet, Stéphane; Norheim, Ole Frithjof; Olson, Zachary D.; Yamey, Gavin; Jamison, Dean T. (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2014-12)Background Measuring a country’s health performance has focused mostly on estimating levels of mortality. An alternative is to measure rates of decline in mortality, which are more sensitive to changes in health policy ... -
Avoiding 40% of the premature deaths in each country, 2010-30: Review of national mortality trends to help quantify the UN Sustainable Development Goal for health
Norheim, Ole Frithjof; Jha, Prabhat; Admasu, Kesetebirhan; Godal, Tore; Hum, Ryan J.; Kruk, Margaret E.; Gómez-Dantés, Octavio; Mathers, Colin D.; Pan, Hongchao; Sepúlveda, Jaime; Suraweera, Wilson; Verguet, Stéphane; Woldemariam, Addis T.; Yamey, Gavin; Jamison, Dean T.; Peto, Richard (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2015-09-18)Background. The UN will formulate ambitious Sustainable Development Goals for 2030, including one for health. Feasible goals with some quantifiable, measurable targets can influence governments. We propose, as a quantitative ... -
Health gains and financial protection from pneumococcal vaccination and pneumonia treatment in Ethiopia: results from an extended cost-effectiveness analysis
Johansson, Kjell Arne; Memirie, Solomon Tessema; Pecenka, Clint; Jamison, Dean T.; Verguet, Stéphane (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2015-12-09)Background: Pneumonia and pneumococcal disease cause a large disease burden in resource-constrained settings. We pursue an extended cost-effectiveness analysis (ECEA) of two fully publicly financed interventions in Ethiopia: ... -
Health gains and financial risk protection afforded by public financing of selected interventions in Ethiopia: An extended cost-effectiveness analysis
Verguet, Stéphane; Olson, Zachary D.; Babigumira, Joseph B.; Desalegn, Dawit; Johansson, Kjell Arne; Kruk, Margaret E.; Levin, Carol E.; Nugent, Rachel A.; Pecenka, Clint; Shrime, Mark G.; Memirie, Solomon Tessema; Watkins, David A.; Jamison, Dean T. (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2015-05)Background: The way in which a government chooses to finance a health intervention can affect the uptake of health interventions and consequently the extent of health gains. In addition to health gains, some policies such ... -
Protecting essential health services in low-income and middle-income countries and humanitarian settings while responding to the COVID-19 pandemic
Blanchet, Karl; Alwan, Ala; Antoine, Caroline; Cros, Marion Jane; Feroz, Ferozuddin; Amsalu Guracha, Tseguaneh; Haaland, Øystein Ariansen; Hailu, Alemayehu; Hangoma, Peter; Jamison, Dean T.; Memirie, Solomon Tessema; Miljeteig, Ingrid; Jan Naeem, Ahmad; Nam, Sara L.; Norheim, Ole Frithjof; Verguet, Stéphane; Watkins, David; Johansson, Kjell Arne (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)In health outcomes terms, the poorest countries stand to lose the most from these disruptions. In this paper, we make the case for a rational approach to public sector health spending and decision making during and in the ...