Cost Effective Interventions

WHO WHO-CHOICE
Cost Effective Interventions

WHO-CHOICE
CHOICE = CHOosing Interventions that are Cost Effective

The role of the World Health Organization (WHO) includes working with countries to provide the evidence required by decision-makers to set priorities and improve the performance of their health systems.
WHO-CHOICE contributes to this evidence base by assembling regional databases on the costs, impact on population health and cost-effectiveness of key health interventions. It also provides a contextualization tool which makes it possible to adapt regional results to the country level. This work started in 1998 with the development of standard tools and methods which have been used to generate the regional databases. For more information, please see:
- Development of WHO Guidelines on Generalized Cost-Effectiveness Analysis [pdf 146kb] - Generalized Cost Effectiveness Analysis: A Guide [pdf 5.12Mb] - Making Choices in Health: WHO Guide to Cost-Effectiveness Analysis
The work is now focusing on the country contextualisation tools and subsequent policy dialogue. For more information, please see:
Generalized Cost Effectiveness Analysis for national-level priority- setting in the health sector [pdf 357kb]
NEW!COSTS OF HEALTH CARE SERVICES IN YOUR COUNTRY