Methodological and policy limitations of quantifying the saving of lives: a case study of the Global Fund's approach

PLoS Med. 2013 Oct;10(10):e1001522. doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1001522. Epub 2013 Oct 1.

Abstract

David McCoy and colleagues critique the dominance of "lives saved" models of assessing the impact of health programs, using The Global Fund as a case study. Please see later in the article for the Editors' Summary.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Global Health*
  • Humans