It has also been argued that maximising Phylogenetic Diversity (PD) should be a key component of conservation priority setting [4], [12] [14].
3 Public opinion is widely acknowledged as an important consideration in priority setting, 9 12 and several models of public participation are available to guide engagement approaches.
Recently there have been calls from within LMICs for more ownership over priority setting, 6 greater engagement with local research communities 7 and research conducted in line with national health strategies.
While, the Working Group on Priority Setting (2000) argued that priority setting processes should be demand driven, and involve multiple different types of informational inputs as well as multiple stakeholder perspectives, as described above most approaches to global priority setting have taken place at the global level and have not been driven by country level priorities.
The applicability of HRQL measures for children and adolescents are similar for those in adult ages such as the identification of health needs, studies to determine risk factors, assessment of effectiveness and efficacy of health services, monitoring of health at population and clinical level, health planning or priority setting [ 1, 3, 31].
As such, they have been designated as crucial to global biodiversity conservation efforts by a number of priority setting approaches [3], [4], [6].
Even if the GPs also consider factors other than biomedical criteria they emphasise the medical perspective in priority setting [ 18, 23, 24].
This work builds on previous activity in the UK on World Class Commissioning [ 24] as well as other work from Canada and elsewhere on defining and measuring 'success' in priority setting [ 25, 26].
Preferences may also differ with the level of priority setting [ 27, 28].
Accountability for Reasonableness (AFR) is a framework for legitimate and fair priority setting [ 10, 11].
It is theoretically grounded in justice theories emphasizing democratic deliberation, thus providing principled guidance for priority setting [ 28, 29].
