Understanding the burden of disease in Nepal: a call for local evidence
Devleesschauwer, B.; Ale, A.; Duchateau, L.; Dorny, P.; Lake, R.; Dhakal, P.; Pun, S.B.; Pandey, B.D.; Speybroeck, N.
Journal of Nepal Health Research Council 11(24): 221-224
2013
ISSN/ISBN: 1999-6217 PMID: 24362617 Document Number: 669146
The burden of disease, most commonly expressed in terms of Disability-Adjusted Life Years, has become a crucial component in decision making processes within the health sector. In Nepal, however, burden of disease estimates are scarce and lack representativeness. To improve our understanding of the burden of disease in Nepal and thereby increase the efficiency of health policies, there is an urgent need to strengthen the local evidence base. All relevant stakeholders should therefore collaborate to generate new data, improve existing data generation mechanisms, make generated data available, and optimize the use of available data.