As technologies improve and analysis of repetitive sequences becomes simpler and more cost effective, resources such as STaRRRT will become more valuable and commonly utilised in biological studies.
mHealth data collection has been shown to be more cost effective than paper resources (21), and lower rates of data loss were reported (33), with fewer errors (46, 52, 53).
Such an approach would focus the use of relatively expensive non-invasive diagnostic imaging tests, such as ultrasound, and would be likely to increase the specificity of this imaging test to diagnose fatty liver, and lead to more cost effective use of limited resources.
It deserves wider recognition and investigation to gain a quantitative understanding of the conservation system processes and its management to see whether it can be adapted to be more cost effective with limited land and labour resources.
The Framework has been endorsed by UNAIDS [ 2] and calls for more cost effective and strategic use of scarce resources in basic HIV programming.
One such approach being explored in the USA is called differential monitoring which helps to re-allocate limited resources in a more cost effective and efficient manner via a risk assessment and key indicator approach.
Small incentives have large positive impacts on the uptake of immunisation services in resource poor areas and are more cost effective than purely improving supply.
Finally, targeted efforts in cooperation with principal sources for smuggled cigarettes may be more cost effective than broad-based efforts to reduce smuggling where resources are limited.
So, let me leave you with two thoughts: First, working in the poorest areas is more cost effective than we have previously thought – at a time when the resource pinch means cost-effective results are more important than ever.
With limited resources for intervention, it might be more cost effective to identify those whose sick listing will last longer than 26 weeks instead of 12 weeks.
