Equity, justice, and social values in priority setting: a qualitative study of resource allocation criteria for global donor organizations working in low-income countries

Abstract

Research highlights Equity has become an increasingly important focus in the health and social science literature, however, equity is a contested concept. While development assistance partners supporting health development subscribe to equity as a guiding principle, they struggle with its operationalization. There is need for a general framework that explicitly conceptualizes the operationalization of equity in health development.

Keywords

• Equity
• Social justice
• Social values
• Development assistance partners (DAP)
• Health systems
• Low-income countries