Rafael Plessow

Reducing micronutrient deficiencies in Pakistani children: are subsidies on fortified complementary foods cost-effective?

Simon Wieser, Beatrice Brunner, Christina Tzogiou, Rafael Plessow et autres

OBJECTIVE: To estimate the cost-effectiveness of price subsidies on fortified packaged complementary foods (FPCF) in reducing iodine deficiency, iron-deficiency anaemia and vitamin A deficiency in Pakistani children. DESIGN: The study proceeded in three steps: (i) we determined the current lifetime costs of …

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Societal Costs of Micronutrient Deficiencies in 6- to 59-month-old Children in Pakistan

Simon Wieser, Beatrice Brunner, Christina Tzogiou, Rafael Plessow et autres

BACKGROUND: In Pakistan, nearly half of children younger than 5 years are stunted, and 1 in 3 is underweight. Micronutrient deficiencies, a less visible form of undernutrition, are also endemic. They may lead to increased morbidity and mortality as well as to …

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Societal Costs of Micronutrient Deficiencies in 6- to 59-month-old Children in Pakistan

Simon Wieser, Beatrice Brunner, Christina Tzogiou, Rafael Plessow et autres

Background: In Pakistan, nearly half of children younger than 5 years are stunted, and 1 in 3 is underweight. Micronutrient deficiencies, a less visible form of undernutrition, are also endemic. They may lead to increased morbidity and mortality as well as to …

Reducing micronutrient deficiencies in Pakistan : cost-effectiveness of subsidies on fortified packaged complementary food

Simon Wieser, Beatrice Brunner, Christina Tzogiou, Rafael Plessow et autres

We estimate the cost-effectiveness of price subsidies on fortified packaged complementary foods (FPCFs) in reducing iron deficiency anemia (IDA) and vitamin A deficiency (VAD) and the related health consequences in 6-23-month-old children in Pakistan.

Cost-Effectiveness of Price Subsidies on Fortified Packaged Infant Cereals in Reducing Iron Deficiency Anemia in 6-23-Month-Old-Children in Urban India

Rafael Plessow, Narendra Kumar Arora, Beatrice Brunner, Simon Wieser

INTRODUCTION: Iron deficiency anaemia (IDA) is a major public health problem in India and especially harmful in early childhood due to its impact on cognitive development and increased all-cause mortality. We estimate the cost-effectiveness of price subsidies on fortified packaged infant cereals …

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Impact of maternal malnutrition on child health : what do we know about its social costs and the cost-effectiveness of food-fortification?

Beatrice Brunner, Klaus Eichler, Sascha Hess, Rafael Plessow et autres

Social Costs of Iron Deficiency Anemia in 6–59-Month-Old Children in India

Rafael Plessow, Narendra Kumar Arora, Beatrice Brunner, Christina Tzogiou et autres

INTRODUCTION: Inadequate nutrition has a severe impact on health in India. According to the WHO, iron deficiency is the single most important nutritional risk factor in India, accounting for more than 3% of all disability-adjusted life years (DALYs) lost. We estimate the …

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Die Methode des Health Technology Assessment (HTA) im Rahmen der obligatorischen Unfallversicherung : das Beispiel der Hand-Transplantation

Rafael Plessow, Urs Brügger, Sascha Hess, Ascension Caballero et autres

Die Hand-Transplantation ist eine bis heute umstrittene Therapieoption für Patienten mit Handamputationen. Weltweit wurden bisher einige dutzend Patienten mit einer solchen Transplantation behandelt. Die SUVA wurde von einem Unispital angefragt, ob eine Hand-Transplantation auch in der Schweiz durch die obligatorische Unfallversicherung gedeckt …

Health technology assessment in Switzerland: a descriptive analysis of “Coverage with Evidence Development” decisions from 1996 to 2013

Urs Brügger, Bruno Horisberger, Alexander Ruckstuhl, Rafael Plessow et autres

OBJECTIVES: To identify factors associated with the decisions of the Federal Department of Home Affairs concerning coverage with evidence development (CED) for contested novel medical technologies in Switzerland. DESIGN: Quantitative, retrospective, descriptive analysis of publicly available material and prospective, structured, qualitative interviews …

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The Social Burden of Folic Acid Deficiencies in Switzerland

Simon Wieser, Rafael Plessow

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Cost-Effectiveness of Price Reductions in Fortified Powdered Milk for the Reduction of Micronutrient Deficiencies in 6-23 Month Old Children in the Philippines

Simon Wieser, Beatrice Brunner, Rafael Plessow, Klaus Eichler et autres

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Burden of Micronutrient Deficiencies by Socio-economic Strata in Children aged 6 Months to 5 years in the Philippines

Simon Wieser, Rafael Plessow, Klaus Eichler, Olivia Malek et autres

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