Secretariat for the Fourth Edition of Disease Control Priorities (DCP-4)
The fourth edition of Disease Control Priorities (DCP-4) builds on a series of publications that started 3 decades ago by the World Bank. The University of Bergen hosts the Secretariat for this multi-year project that is led by Bergen Centre for Ethics and Priority Setting in Health (BCEPS) Adjunct Professor and former Centre Director Ole Frithjof Norheim and will include inputs from many other institutions around the world.
About the research project
The Disease Control Priorities project started in 1993 and aims to promote the use of economic evidence to set priorities in health and address the burden of disease, especially in low-resource settings.
DCP4 builds on previous editions to help translate economic evidence into better healthcare priority-setting at both global and national levels.
Duration: From 2021 to 2031
Secretariat: University of Bergen, Norway
Lead Editor: Ole F. Norheim
Structure: Divided into Four Volumes
Visit the DCP-4 website here (external link). Volume 1 is now published and can be downloaded from the project website free of charge.
DCP4 builds on Disease Control Priorities 1 to 3 to help translate economic evidence into a better priority setting approach for Universal Health Coverage (UHC) and intersectoral and international actions for health. This will be achieved through collaboration and capacity strengthening in a select group of Low-and-lower-middle income countries (LMICs). DCP4 will be relevant for all countries committed to increasing public finance of UHC and recognizing the need to set priorities on the path towards achieving Sustainable Development Goals during and after the COVID-19 pandemic.
DCP4 aims to:
- Report on recent DCP country-led initiatives and lessons learned for disease control priorities, essential benefit package design, and implementation
- Evaluate global threats to health and policy preparedness and responses in areas such as pandemics, One Health, climate change, and antimicrobial resistance (AMR)
- Update and revise DCP3 essential UHC packages and intersectoral policies with new evidence, new analysis, and improved ways of reporting and interacting with country-led initiatives. Emphasis will be on primary care, health systems strengthening, equity and financial risk protection.
DCP4 will be published by the World Bank in four volumes:
- Volume 1: Country-Led Priority-Setting for Health
- Volume 2: Pandemic Preparedness, Prevention, and Response
- Volume 3: Interventions Outside the Health Care System
- Volume 4: Universal Health Coverage