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https://doi.org/10.52872/001c.26856
Dollar value of disability-adjusted life years in South Africa in 2019
Flavia Senkubuge
Charles Hongoro
Joses Muthuri Kirigia
Sažetak
Background
To date, no study has estimated the dollar value of DALYs lost from a wide range of diseases and conditions in South Africa. The specific objectives of this study were: (a) to estimate the dollar value of disability-adjusted life-years (DALYs) lost in South Africa in 2019, and (b) to forecast the reductions in the dollar value of DALY losses assuming the United Nations Sustainable Development Goal 3 (SDG3) five disease-specific targets are attained by 2030.
Methods
The study employs the human capital approach to convert the DALYs lost from all causes into their International Dollar (Int
Conclusions
Health development policy-makers should employ this type of evidence when making a case for increased investments into the national health-related systems to bridge the extant gap in the universal health service coverage index for South Africa.
Ključne riječi
Hrčak ID:
262903
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Datum izdavanja:
27.5.2021.
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