HEDS is part of the School of Health and Related Research (ScHARR) at the University of Sheffield. We undertake research, teaching, training and consultancy on all aspects of health related decision science, with a particular emphasis on health economics, HTA and evidence synthesis.

Monday, 26 March 2018

February’s CEAs, systematic reviews and epidemiological models in LMICs

To help us keep on top of current research in low and middle-income countries, we are running a monthly search of research that is aligned to our core research interests.  It's a simple search strategy, with those published last month that are most aligned to our interests listed below.  The full list of articles is kept in our "Searches archive" in the right-hand column.
  • Phang Romero Casas C, Martyn-St James M, Hamilton J, Marinho DS, Castro R, Harnan S. Rapid diagnostic test for antenatal syphilis screening in low-income and middle-income countries: a systematic review and meta-analysis. BMJ open. 2018;8(2):e018132.
  • Quan TM, Phuong HT, Vy NHT, Thanh NTL, Lien NTN, Hong TTK, et al. Evidence of previous but not current transmission of chikungunya virus in southern and central Vietnam: Results from a systematic review and a seroprevalence study in four locations. PLoS neglected tropical diseases. 2018;12(2):e0006246.
  • Schnippel K, Firnhaber C, Conradie F, Ndjeka N, Sinanovic E. Incremental Cost Effectiveness of Bedaquiline for the Treatment of Rifampicin-Resistant Tuberculosis in South Africa: Model-Based Analysis. Applied health economics and health policy. 2018;16(1):43-54.