2017
Reaching the global target to reduce stunting: an investment framework
Shekar M, Kakietek J, D’Alimonte M, Rogers H, Eberwein J, Akuoku J, Pereira A, Soe-Lin S, Hecht R. Reaching the global target to reduce stunting: an investment framework. Health Policy And Planning 2017, 32: 657-668. PMID: 28453717, PMCID: PMC5406759, DOI: 10.1093/heapol/czw184.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFinancial needsBurden-sharing rulesExample of HIVEconomic growthHuman capitalFinancing scenariosNecessary financingChildhood stuntingInvestment frameworkInternational financingCoordinated investmentAdult incomeBudget allocationFinancingSlower cognitive developmentMiddle-income countriesSustainable Development GoalsIncome countriesGlobal nutrition targetsLives Saved ToolDevelopment GoalsBusinessCountriesCurrent financingStrong evidence
2015
Funding AIDS programmes in the era of shared responsibility: an analysis of domestic spending in 12 low-income and middle-income countries
Resch S, Ryckman T, Hecht R. Funding AIDS programmes in the era of shared responsibility: an analysis of domestic spending in 12 low-income and middle-income countries. The Lancet Global Health 2015, 3: e52-e61. PMID: 25539970, DOI: 10.1016/s2214-109x(14)70342-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDomestic spendingRecipient country governmentsLow-income countriesCapacity of countriesEconomic growthDomestic expenditureHealth spendingCountry governmentsFinancing requirementsFunding gapFinancial agreementsFunding requirementsSpendingDonor fundsMiddle-income countriesIncome countriesDomestic sourcesNational governmentsDonor supportCountriesDonor contributionsNational prioritisationAvailable fundingGovernmentFunding partners
2011
Economic Returns to Investment in AIDS Treatment in Low and Middle Income Countries
Resch S, Korenromp E, Stover J, Blakley M, Krubiner C, Thorien K, Hecht R, Atun R. Economic Returns to Investment in AIDS Treatment in Low and Middle Income Countries. PLOS ONE 2011, 6: e25310. PMID: 21998648, PMCID: PMC3187775, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0025310.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMiddle-income countriesAIDS treatmentProgram costsIncome countriesLarge health gainsAntiretroviral therapyHIV infectionOpportunistic infectionsGlobal FundLife careMedical treatmentAIDS diseaseTreatment programHealth gainsCurrent cohortTotal program costsTreatmentPatientsCohortInfectionCareEnd 2011Same periodEconomic benefitsLabor productivity effectsAn Analysis Of How The GAVI Alliance And Low- And Middle-Income Countries Can Share Costs Of New Vaccines
Saxenian H, Cornejo S, Thorien K, Hecht R, Schwalbe N. An Analysis Of How The GAVI Alliance And Low- And Middle-Income Countries Can Share Costs Of New Vaccines. Health Affairs 2011, 30: 1122-1133. PMID: 21653966, DOI: 10.1377/hlthaff.2011.0332.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2010
Financing of HIV/AIDS programme scale-up in low-income and middle-income countries, 2009–31
Hecht R, Stover J, Bollinger L, Muhib F, Case K, de Ferranti D. Financing of HIV/AIDS programme scale-up in low-income and middle-income countries, 2009–31. The Lancet 2010, 376: 1254-1260. PMID: 20934597, DOI: 10.1016/s0140-6736(10)61255-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMiddle-income countriesLong-term funding needsLow-income countriesHIV/AIDS fundingOutside fundsPolicy choicesFunding needsStrategic investmentsEfficiency gainsEfficient mobilisationRepresentative countriesAIDS fundingCountriesFundsRange of scenariosShort termGlobal HIV/AIDS pandemicHIV/AIDS programsCostHIV/AIDS responseManagement of resourcesSubstantial variationFinancingInvestmentHIV/AIDS
2009
Critical Choices In Financing The Response To The Global HIV/AIDS Pandemic
Hecht R, Bollinger L, Stover J, McGreevey W, Muhib F, Madavo CE, de Ferranti D. Critical Choices In Financing The Response To The Global HIV/AIDS Pandemic. Health Affairs 2009, 28: 1591-1605. PMID: 19887401, DOI: 10.1377/hlthaff.28.6.1591.Peer-Reviewed Original Research