Identifying pathways to achieve diverse objectives of the National Essential Diagnostics List: developing an assessment framework based on field studies in Cambodia, Indonesia, Lao PDR, and the Philippines
The newly developed assessment framework can support high-level officials in initiating NEDL development and promoting its effective use. It can also guide health ministries in selecting NEDL leads and technical committee members and help identify intermediary outcomes for monitoring NEDL operationalization. Although empirical evidence on NEDL outcomes remains limited owing to its early global implementation stage, this study provides valuable insights to support the future development and deployment of NEDLs and strengthen diagnostic systems in LMICs.
Authors
- Hiroyuki Kiyohara (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3721-6935)
- Masami Fujita (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6535-0795)
- Kyoko Koto‐Shimada (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1738-5595)
- Yasunori Ichimura (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6138-8235)
- Masataro Norizuki (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1809-9796)
- Naofumi Hashimoto
- Shinsuke Miyano (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3215-0276)
- Yuriko Egami
- A. Bedmar Villanueva
- Eiichi Shimizu
- Shogo Kanamori
- Manami Uechi
Institutions
- National Center for Global Health and Medicine (JP)
- Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ID)
- Right to Care (ZM)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Tropical Medicine and Health
- Published
- 2025-11-06
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s41182-025-00839-w
- Primary Topic
- Medical Coding and Health Information
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Economic Research Institute