Benchmarks for health expenditures, services and outcomes in Africa during the 1990s
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...While Figure 2 provides insight into the relative efficiency of different screening strategies, the majority had costeffectiveness ratios beyond the threshold of the poorest countries.(76) Therefore, we conducted an analysis comparing the screening strategies when performed only once in a lifetime, at 35 years of age (TABLE 3, upper half)....
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...Cervical cancer screening is but 1 of many public health issues competing for resources in developing countries, and therefore, the optimal screening strategy will ultimately depend on the cost-effectiveness threshold of a given setting.(76) For countries with costeffectiveness thresholds below $2 or $3/YLS, a single lifetime screen using DVI coupled with immediate treatment may be the only feasible strategy....
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...In this regard, international benchmarking has helped to improve emergency medical services,(16) disaster relief efforts,(17) cardiac care,(18) and health outcomes in underdeveloped countries.(19,20) These techniques can make an equally valuable contribution to end-of-life care....
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