Across all countries, costs of care are increasing, and so increased prevention of disease is widely thought to mean reduced costs in the future. Although this assumption might be true for the disease being prevented, increased prevention will mean that populations live longer (a good thing of course), and as a result adopt different disease profiles.1 As population profiles change, demand for health care increases and changes—but what does this mean for those committees and individuals involved in service delivery planning and policy making? Issues raised by these processes could be especially important the more constrained resources become, particularly in countries of low and middle income.
Posted on: Thu, 21 Nov 2013 16:06:18 +0000
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