User:Jronco/Priority-setting in global health

Who sets the priorities?
Priority setting can be done by various actors. These actors include: policy makers, non-profit organizations, private donors, and foundations. Usually at a level of equity and are done by decision-makers closely working alongside marginalized communities and people being influenced. Stakeholder engagement involvements is critical in priority-settings as it establishes if the decisions made by the various actors reflect what the population needs as well as if they are appropriate and accurate. Priority setting decision-makers often make it a point to not only provide assistance and resources but to also give voices to those who are often unheard and invisible in the privileged system. Oftentimes, these priorities address more than just socioeconomic status but also inequalities such as gender, race, and religion inequalities .Policies take a long time to process because of how specific they tend to be.

Once a consensus has been reached between the priority setting makers and the communities, there might be challenges and problems that could arise based on the health intervention being pushed by the priority. Due to the complexity of the inequalities, aspects such as the levels of population health and the distribution of health are being considered which could also be looked at through economical lenses. Although decision makers have the power to constraint and provide aid, there also tends to be an asymmetric information as health organizations might overestimate which priorities are desired.