Health-economic evaluations of prevention policies in Flanders.
Public health professionals are increasingly confronted with rising healthcare costs, constrained budgets and shrinking funds. By comparing expected health gains and implementation costs, economic evaluations can help to explicate which potential investments could be made to optimize the health and wellbeing of the population within the available budget.
The ‘health economic evaluations of preventive healthcare’ - project (preliminary project title) focuses on the cost-effectiveness of different preventive strategies in the Flanders community and region of Belgium. Using both systematic literature reviews and decision analytic modelling techniques we will investigate which specific preventive strategies are most cost-effective and should receive priority in health policy development. The four-year research project is funded by the Flemish Agency for Care and Health (Vlaams Agentschap voor Zorg en Gezondheid) and carried out at the Vrije Universiteit Brussel in conjunction with the Universiteit Gent and the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven.
Contact persons of the project: Max Lelie & Bo Vandenbulcke