Priority setting for infectious disease control is increasingly concerned with physical input
constraints and other real-world restrictions on implementation and on the decision process …

SETTING: In many high tuberculosis (TB) burden countries, there is substantial geographical
heterogeneity in TB burden. In addition, decisions on TB funding and policy are highly …

We read with great interest the recent paper by Lo et al., who argue that there is an urgent
need to ensure the quality of modelling evidence used to support international and national …

Mathematical modelling is increasingly used to inform budgeting and strategic decision-
making by national TB programmes. Despite the importance of these decisions, there is …

Objective Cost functions linked to transmission dynamic models are commonly used to
estimate the resources required for infectious disease policies. We present a conceptual and …

Abstract The South African tuberculosis (TB) epidemic is driven mainly by HIV, and the TB
disease burden is greater in males than females. Additional factors that drive the epidemic …

Priority setting for infectious disease control has evolved beyond simple descriptions of costs
and consequences of single interventions. Applications of economic evaluation alongside …

Operations research methods have been commonly used to inform decisions in health care
related to inventory management, policy implementation, and resource allocation. However …

Abstract Background In the United States, the tuberculosis (TB) disease burden and
associated factors vary substantially across states. While public health agencies must …

Setting In many high tuberculosis (TB) burden countries, there is substantial geographical
heterogeneity in TB burden. In addition, decisions on TB funding and policy are highly …