EDPs in Kazakhstan
In Kazakhstan we have been working with the Ministry of Health on employing EDPs to determine the State Guaranteed Benefit Package (SGBP) and the package of the Mandatory Social Health Insurance (MSHI), using HTA. The activities involved:
- Undertaking a situational analysis based on desk research and surveying key stakeholders, including the Ministry of Health, Republican Center for Health Development and the Social Health Insurance Fund;
- Formation of an advisory committee under the leadership of the Ministry of Health;
- Definition of a relevant set of criteria for priority setting based on surveying of and a workshop with the advisory committee;
- Selection and assessment of 25 interventions according to international standards;
- Appraisal of the 25 interventions using quantitative MCDA and decision rules; and
- Development of an implementation plan and M&E framework.
Publication:
Oortwijn W, Surgey G, Novakovic T, Baltussen R, Kosherbayeva L. The Use of Evidence-Informed Deliberative Processes for Health Benefit Package Design in Kazakhstan. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2022;19(18):11412