Table of Contents

Contents - 6[-]List of Abbreviations - 8[-]Chapter 1: General Introduction - 10[-]Chapter 2: Cost-effectiveness of different treatment strategies for tuberculosis in Egypt and Syria - 24[-]Chapter 3: Reforming tuberculosis control in Ukraine; results of pilot projects and implications for the national scale-up of DOTS - 38[-]Chapter 4: Cost effectiveness analysis of introducing rapid, alternative methods to identify multidrugresistant tuberculosis in middle income countries - 56[-]Chapter 5: The patient costs of accessing collaborative TB/HIV interventions in Ethiopia - 74[-]Chapter 6: Estimating the resource needs of scaling-up HIV/AIDS and tuberculosis interventions in sub-Saharan Africa: a systematic review for national policy makers and planners - 88[-]Chapter 7: General discussion and conclusion - 114[-]Chapter 8: Summary/Samenvatting - 122

About the Author

Anna Vassall is a leading advisor to several international organizations and governments in the area of health economics. Her specific focus is on strengthening health sector planning and investments in low and middle income countries, by supporting the generation and use of economic evidence..