Health Economics in Vietnam: Health Financing and Economic Evaluation
Abstract
Health economics is a branch of economics that is concerned with how resources are allocated and used in health systems. Health economic research has recently received greater attentions from policy makers, managers, academia and other stakeholders of health system in Vietnam. However, as health economics is a relatively new area in Vietnam, evidence-based health economic research is still largely lacking in Vietnam. This special issue presents a collection of research papers that address selected health economic topics in Vietnam, including health financing and health economic evaluation.
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