Journal of Community Medicine & Health Education
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Rob MPM Baltussen

Department of Primary and Community Care, Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre, Nijmegen, Netherlands

Biography

rof. Rob Baltussen is an economist specialized in global health economics. His research focuses on the development of methods and tools for priority setting in health, to support Ministries of Health to make socially acceptable choices. For this, Baltussen integrates methods from various disciplines such as economics, ethic and decisions, which resulted in the development of ‘evidence-informed deliberative processes’ (EDPs). He has also led the citizen forum on ‘Choices in health care’ which was held in the Netherlands in 2017.

Publications

Combating HIV/AIDS in Selected Sub-Saharan African Countries: Progress towards Millennium Development Goal 6

Background:UN Millennium Development Goal six (MDG6) includes HIV/AIDS as an important target. As sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) accounts for the majority of the global HIV incidence and prevalence, the aim of this study is to describe how selected countries in SSA are on track towards reaching this goal. Methods:Twelve countries with a generalized epid... Read More»

Anouk P Meijs, Rob MPM Baltussen, André JAM van der Ven and Gerhard A Zielhuis

Research Article: J Community Med Health Edu 2012, 2:125

DOI: 10.4172/2161-0711.1000125

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