Table 6.

Solutions proposed by respondent and their frequency of being proposed

Proposed solution	Frequency
Development of tools and standards
Development of standard methodological and reporting guidelines that are acceptable (i.e. understandable and perceived useful) for decision-makers and stakeholders in the country	19
ᅟImprovement or development of tools for utility weights	3
Development of standard approaches for costing	1
Generation of data and construction of databases
Construction of a database to collate all essential data and information needed in the analysis, i.e. cost and clinical data, from data that already exists in the health systems	7
Generation of cost data through studies or standard cost lists	2
Development of utility or disutility weights for LMICs locally and/or by region	2
Conduct of studies on utility weights in the context	2
Encouragement to the conduct of local clinical studies	1
Conduct of research to estimate cost-effectiveness threshold	1
Capacity-building
Capacity-building to increase both the quantity of economic evaluation practitioners and the quality of their work	7
Networking and system to support and appraise
Create local system, e.g. technical committee, to support and appraise the conduct of economic evaluation	4
Engagement of relevant stakeholders in the conduct of studies and facilitating more interaction between and among different stakeholders to create buy-in	3
Creation of linkage and network with other researchers working in developing countries for knowledge and research sharing	1