Global Health Priorities

A joint research and capacity strengthening programme by Radboudumc and University College London

Publications & Resources

2026

  1. Surgey G, Abou Jaoude GJ, Isaeva B, Zhetibaeva S, Kak M, Turgunbaeva J, Haghparast-Bidgoli H, Oskombaeva K, Baltussen RMPM. From Implicit to Explicit: An Evidence-Informed Deliberative Process for Health Benefits Package Revision Using the WHO UHC Compendium in Kyrgyzstan. BMJ Global Health. 2026;11:e024777. doi:10.1136/bmjgh-2026-024777.
  2. Abou Jaoude GJ, Nederpelt C, Zhetibaeva S, Surgey G, Kamali Sadeghian P, Misra N, Aidyldaeva E, Atakulov M, Orozaliev E, Neelsen S, Vermeersch C, Kambaralieva B, Skordis J, Palmer T, Baltussen R, Isaeva B, Haghparast-Bidgoli H. Costing Health Benefit Packages Using the WHO UHC Compendium: A Proof-of-Concept Study in Kyrgyzstan. International Journal of Health Policy and Management. 2026;15:9333. doi:10.34172/ijhpm.9333.
  3. Surgey G, Asare BA, Baltussen R. Health Technology Assessment in Ghana: The Development of the Process Guidelines Using Evidence-Informed Deliberative Processes. Cost Effectiveness and Resource Allocation. 2026;24(1):40.
  4. Nemzoff C, Madriz-Montero A, Mumukunde I, Sindambiwe JMV, de Valois Ndishimye I, Uyisabye V, et al. Cost-effectiveness of cancer interventions in Rwanda: literature review and expert elicitation for health benefits package design. BMJ Public Health. 2026;4(1):e003718. doi:10.1136/bmjph-2025-003718.
  5. Surgey G, Abou Jaoude G, Isaeva B, Zhetibaeva S, Kak M, Turgunbaeva J, Haghparast-Bidgoli H, Baltussen R. Designing an explicit benefits package for Kyrgyzstan: an evidence-informed deliberative process using the WHO UHC Compendium. Forthcoming.

2025

  1. Baltussen R, Nouhi M, Mirelman A, Siddiqi S, Nemzoff C, Surgey G, Umuhoza S, Zhetibaeva S, Isaeva B, Vassall A. Health Benefit Package Revision Is an Art as Much as a Science – Lessons Learned on the Organization of the Appraisal Phase. International Journal of Health Policy and Management. 2025;14:8819.
  2. Nemzoff C, Sweeney S, Baltussen R, Vassall A. Selecting Cost-Effectiveness Methods for Health Benefits Package Design: A Systematic Approach. International Journal of Health Policy and Management. 2025;14:8562. doi:10.34172/ijhpm.8562.
  3. Oortwijn W, Janssen J, Filiniuk O, Sucu R, Kievit W. Building Sustainable Health Technology Assessment Capacity in Ukraine. International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care. 2025;41(1):e86. doi:10.1017/S0266462325103243.
  4. Chitan E, Timotin A, Anisei A, Volovei I, Lozan O. PP58 Enhancing health technology assessment understanding through targeted educational programs. Int J Technol Assess Health Care. 2025;40(Suppl 1):S78-S79. doi:10.1017/S0266462324002290.

2024

  1. Baltussen R, Jansen M, Akhtar SS, Bijlmakers L, Torres-Rueda S, Khalid M, Raza W, Huda M, Surgey G, Zulfiqar W, Vassall A, Zaidi R, Siddiqi S, Alwan A. The Use of Evidence-Informed Deliberative Processes for Designing the Essential Package of Health Services in Pakistan. International Journal of Health Policy and Management. 2024;13:8004. doi:10.34172/ijhpm.2023.8004.
  2. Alwan A, Jallah W, Baltussen R, Carballo M, Gonyon E, Gudumac I, Haghparast-Bidgoli H, Jacobs G, Abou Jaoude GJ, Kateh FN, Logan G, Skordis J. Designing an Evidence-Informed Package of Essential Health Services for Universal Health Coverage: Lessons Learnt and Challenges to Implementation in Liberia. BMJ Global Health. 2024;9(6):e014904. doi:10.1136/bmjgh-2023-014904.
  3. Bijlmakers L, Egeli P, Al Saeedi AI, Saadoon B, Richter D, Oortwijn W. Road Towards Institutionalizing Health Technology Assessment in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi: The Role of Evidence-Informed Deliberative Processes. International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care. 2024;40(1):e80. doi:10.1017/S0266462324004744.
  4. Surgey G, Curocichin G, Garabajiu M, Novakovic T, Pana A, Oortwijn W. The Development of a Roadmap for Health Technology Assessment Implementation in Moldova. F1000Research. 2024;13:518.
  5. Oortwijn W, Jansen M, Bijlmakers L, Surgey G, Baltussen R. Moving Towards Effective and Efficient Implementation of Evidence-Informed Deliberative Processes for Health Benefit Package Design: A Response to Recent Commentaries. International Journal of Health Policy and Management. 2024;13:8647. doi:10.34172/ijhpm.8647.
  6. Botwright S, Sittimart M, Chavarina KK, Bayani DBS, Merlin T, Surgey G, Suharlim C, Espinoza MA, Culyer AJ, Oortwijn W, Teerawattananon Y. Good Practices for Health Technology Assessment Guideline Development: A Report of the Health Technology Assessment International, HTAsiaLink, and ISPOR Special Task Force. International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care. 2024;40(1):e74. doi:10.1017/S0266462324004719.
  7. Bijlmakers L, Brugha R, Ifeanyichi M, Gajewski J, Broekhuizen H. Evidence-Informed Surgical Systems Strengthening with Meaningful Stakeholder Involvement in Low-Resource Settings: A Response to Recent Commentaries. International Journal of Health Policy and Management. 2024;13:8387. doi:10.34172/ijhpm.2023.8387.
  8. Torres-Rueda S, Vassall A, Zaidi R, Kitson N, Khalid M, Zulfiqar W, Jansen M, Raza W, Huda M, Sandmann F, Baltussen R, Siddiqi S, Alwan A. The Use of Evidence to Design an Essential Package of Health Services in Pakistan: A Review and Analysis of Prioritisation Decisions at Different Stages of the Appraisal Process. International Journal of Health Policy and Management. 2024;13:8043. doi:10.34172/ijhpm.2024.8043.
  9. Alwan A, Siddiqi S, Safi M, Zaidi R, Khalid M, Baltussen R, Gudumac I, Huda M, Jansen M, Raza W, Torres-Rueda S, Zulfiqar W, Vassall A. Addressing the UHC Challenge Using the Disease Control Priorities 3 Approach: Lessons Learned and an Overview of the Pakistan Experience. International Journal of Health Policy and Management. 2024;13:8003. doi:10.34172/ijhpm.2023.8003.
  10. Huda M, Kitson N, Saadi N, Kanwal S, Gul U, Jansen M, Torres-Rueda S, Baltussen R, Alwan A, Siddiqi S, Vassall A. Assessing Global Evidence on Cost-Effectiveness to Inform Development of Pakistan’s Essential Package of Health Services. International Journal of Health Policy and Management. 2024;13:8005. doi:10.34172/ijhpm.2023.8005.
  11. Raza W, Zulfiqar W, Shah MM, Huda M, Akhtar SS, Aqeel U, Kanwal S, Khalid M, Zaidi R, Jansen MPM, Kitson N, Bijlmakers L, Siddiqi S, Alwan A, Vassall A, Torres-Rueda S. Costing Interventions for Developing an Essential Package of Health Services: Application of a Rapid Method and Results from Pakistan. International Journal of Health Policy and Management. 2024;13:8006. doi:10.34172/ijhpm.2023.8006.
  12. Bloemen B, Oortwijn W. Assessing Medical Devices: A Qualitative Study from the VALIDATE Perspective. International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care. 2024;40(1):e29. doi:10.1017/S0266462324000254.

2023

  1. Baltussen R, Surgey G, Vassall A, Norheim OF, Chalkidou K, Siddiqi S, Nouhi M, Youngkong S, Jansen M, Bijlmakers L, Oortwijn W. The Use of Cost-Effectiveness Analysis for Health Benefit Package Design – Should Countries Follow a Sectoral, Incremental or Hybrid Approach? Cost Effectiveness and Resource Allocation. 2023;21(1):75. doi:10.1186/s12962-023-00484-2.
  2. Baltussen R, Mwalim O, Blanchet K, Carballo M, Eregata GT, Hailu A, Huda M, Jama M, Johansson KA, Reynolds T, Raza W, Mallender J, Majdzadeh R. Decision-Making Processes for Essential Packages of Health Services: Experience from Six Countries. BMJ Global Health. 2023;8(Suppl 1):e010704. doi:10.1136/bmjgh-2022-010704.
  3. Goudarzi Z, Bijlmakers L, Nouhi M, Jahangiri R, Heydari M, Simangolwa W, Hakimzadeh SM, Trujillo Jara K. Health Care Priority-Setting Criteria and Social Values in Iran: An Investigation of Local Evidence. International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care. 2023;39(1):e37. doi:10.1017/S0266462323000302.
  4. Reynolds T, Wilkinson T, Bertram MY, Jowett M, Baltussen R, Mataria A, Feroz F, Jama M. Building Implementable Packages for Universal Health Coverage. BMJ Global Health. 2023;8(Suppl 1):e010807. doi:10.1136/bmjgh-2022-010807.
  5. Nemzoff C, Shah HA, Heupink LF, Regan L, Ghosh S, Pincombe M, Guzman J, Sweeney S, Ruiz F, Vassall A. Adaptive Health Technology Assessment: A Scoping Review of Methods. Value in Health. 2023;26(10):1549–1557. doi:10.1016/j.jval.2023.05.017.
  6. National Social Security Fund. A guide to health technology assessment at the National Social Security Fund. Lebanon: National Social Security Fund; 2023. 

2022

  1. Baltussen R, Jansen M, Oortwijn W. Evidence-Informed Deliberative Processes for Legitimate Health Benefit Package Design – Part I: Conceptual Framework. International Journal of Health Policy and Management. 2022;11(10):2319–2326.
  2. Oortwijn W, Jansen M, Baltussen R. Evidence-Informed Deliberative Processes for Health Benefit Package Design – Part II: A Practical Guide. International Journal of Health Policy and Management. 2022;11(10):2327–2336.
  3. Nouhi M, Baltussen R, Razavi SS, Bijlmakers L, Sahraian MA, Goudarzi Z, Farokhian P, Khedmati J, Jahangiri R, Olyaeemanesh A. The Use of Evidence-Informed Deliberative Processes for Health Insurance Benefit Package Revision in Iran. International Journal of Health Policy and Management. 2022;11(11):2719–2726. doi:10.34172/ijhpm.2022.6485.
  4. Oortwijn W, Surgey G, Novakovic T, Baltussen R, Kosherbayeva L. The Use of Evidence-Informed Deliberative Processes for Health Benefit Package Design in Kazakhstan. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2022;19(18):11412. doi:10.3390/ijerph191811412.
  5. Bijlmakers L. Systems Science and Evidence-Informed Deliberation to Mitigate Dilemmas in Situations of Dual Agency at the Hospital Level; Comment on “Dual Agency in Hospitals: What Strategies Do Managers and Physicians Apply to Reconcile Dilemmas Between Clinical and Economic Considerations?” International Journal of Health Policy and Management. 2022;11(10):2337–2339. doi:10.34172/ijhpm.2022.6940.
  6. Oortwijn W, Husereau D, Abelson J, Barasa E, Bayani DBS, Canuto Santos V, Culyer A, Facey K, Grainger D, Kieslich K, Ollendorf D, Pichon-Riviere A, Sandman L, Strammiello V, Teerawattananon Y. Designing and Implementing Deliberative Processes for Health Technology Assessment: A Good Practices Report of a Joint HTAi/ISPOR Task Force. Value in Health. 2022;25(6):869–886. doi:10.1016/j.jval.2022.03.018.
  7. Oortwijn W, Sampietro-Colom L, editors. The VALIDATE Handbook: An Approach on the Integration of Values in Doing Assessments of Health Technologies. Version 2.0. Nijmegen: Radboud University Press; 2022. doi:10.54195/CKHB1659.
  8. Grin J, Bloemen B, Gutierrez-Ibarluzea I, Hofmann B, Oortwijn W, Refolo P, Sacchini D, Sampietro-Colom L, Sandman L, van der Wilt GJ. Learning and Practicing More Value-Reflective, Problem-Setting Health Technology Assessment: Experiences and Lessons from the VALIDATE Project. International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care. 2022;38(1):e63. doi:10.1017/S0266462322000204.
  9. Surgey G, Mori AT, Baltussen R. Health technology assessment in Tanzania: capacity and experience of HTA committee members. J Glob Health Econ Policy. 2022;2:e2022004. doi:10.52872/001c.33116.

2021

  1. Oortwijn W, Jansen M, Baltussen R. Evidence-Informed Deliberative Process: A Practical Guide for HTA Bodies for Legitimate Benefit Package Design. Nijmegen: Radboud University Medical Center; 2021.
  2. Mueller D, Gutierrez-Ibarluzea I, Chiumente M, Oortwijn W. Toward a common understanding of competencies for health technology assessment: enhancing educational and training programs around the globe. Int J Technol Assess Health Care. 2021;37:e29. doi:10.1017/S0266462320001919.

2020

  1. Kapiriri L, Baltussen R, Oortwijn W. Implementing Evidence-Informed Deliberative Processes in Health Technology Assessment: A Low-Income Country Perspective. International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care. 2020;36(1):29–33.
  2. Oortwijn W, Jansen M, Baltussen R. Use of Evidence-Informed Deliberative Processes by Health Technology Assessment Agencies Around the Globe. International Journal of Health Policy and Management. 2020;9(1):27–33.
  3. Oortwijn W, van Oosterhout S, Kapiriri L. Application of Evidence-Informed Deliberative Processes in Health Technology Assessment in Low- and Middle-Income Countries. International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care. 2020.
  4. Refolo P, Bond K, Bloemen B, Autti-Rämö I, Hofmann B, Mischke C, et al. Core competencies for ethics experts in health technology assessment. Int J Technol Assess Health Care. 2020;36(6):534-539. doi:10.1017/S0266462320001968.
  5. Surgey G, Chalkidou K, Reuben W, Suleman F, Miot J, Hofman K. Introducing health technology assessment in Tanzania. Int J Technol Assess Health Care. 2020;36(2):80-86. doi:10.1017/S0266462319000588.

2019

  1. Baltussen R, Marsh K, Thokala P, Diaby V, Castro H, Cleemput I, Garau M, Iskrov G, Olyaeemanesh A, Mirelman A, Mobinizadeh M, Morton A, Tringali M, van Til J, Valentim J, Wagner M, Youngkong S, Zah V, Toll A, Jansen M, Bijlmakers L, Oortwijn W, Broekhuizen H. Multicriteria Decision Analysis to Support Health Technology Assessment Agencies: Benefits, Limitations, and the Way Forward. Value in Health. 2019;22(11):1283–1288.
  2. Oortwijn W, Klein P. Addressing Health System Values in Health Technology Assessment: The Use of Evidence-Informed Deliberative Processes. International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care. 2019;35(2):82–84.
  3. Pichler F, Oortwijn W, Ruether A, Trowman R. Defining capacity building in the context of HTA: a proposal by the HTAi Scientific Development and Capacity Building Committee. Int J Technol Assess Health Care. 2019;35(5):362-366. doi:10.1017/S0266462319000631.

2018

  1. Baltussen R, Jansen M, Bijlmakers L. Stakeholder Participation on the Path to Universal Health Coverage: The Use of Evidence-Informed Deliberative Processes. Tropical Medicine & International Health. 2018;23(10):1071–1074.
  2. Jansen MPM, Baltussen R, Bærøe K. Stakeholder Participation for Legitimate Priority Setting: A Checklist. International Journal of Health Policy and Management. 2018;7(11):973–976.
  3. Tromp N, Prawiranegara R, Siregar A, Wisaksana R, Pinxten L, Pinxten J, Lesmana Putra A, Kurnia Sunjaya D, Jansen M, Hontelez J, Maurits S, Maharani F, Bijlmakers L, Baltussen R. Translating International HIV Treatment Guidelines into Local Priorities in Indonesia. Tropical Medicine & International Health. 2018;23(3):279–294.
  4. Jansen MP, Baltussen R, Mikkelsen E, Tromp N, Hontelez J, Bijlmakers L, van der Wilt GJ. Evidence-Informed Deliberative Processes – Early Dialogue, Broad Focus and Relevance: A Response to Recent Commentaries. International Journal of Health Policy and Management. 2018;7(1):96–97.

2017

  1. Baltussen R, Jansen MPM, Bijlmakers L, Grutters J, Kluytmans A, Reuzel RP, Tummers M, van der Wilt GJV. Value Assessment Frameworks for HTA Agencies: The Organization of Evidence-Informed Deliberative Processes. Value in Health. 2017;20(2):256–260.
  2. Goetghebeur M, Castro-Jaramillo H, Baltussen R, Daniels N. The Art of Priority Setting. The Lancet. 2017;389(10087):2368–2369.
  3. Baltussen R, Jansen MP, Bijlmakers L, Tromp N, Yamin AE, Norheim OF. Progressive Realisation of Universal Health Coverage: What Are the Required Processes and Evidence? BMJ Global Health. 2017;2(3):e000342.

2016

  1. Baltussen R, Jansen MP, Mikkelsen E, Tromp N, Hontelez J, Bijlmakers L, van der Wilt GJ. Priority Setting for Universal Health Coverage: We Need Evidence-Informed Deliberative Processes, Not Just More Evidence on Cost-Effectiveness. International Journal of Health Policy and Management. 2016;5(11):615–618.