Escaping the metric-driven governance trap in global health: how DALYs and coverage indicators mislead policymakers in LMICs.
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- 10.1186/s12939-026-02909-9
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- 2026 Jun 4
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- International journal for equity in health
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@article{allodium:10.1186/s12939-026-02909-9,
title = {Escaping the metric-driven governance trap in global health: how DALYs and coverage indicators mislead policymakers in LMICs.},
author = {Abdi YH and Bashir SG and Abdullahi YB and Adebisi YA and Lucero-Prisno DEI},
year = {2026},
journal = {International journal for equity in health},
doi = {10.1186/s12939-026-02909-9},
url = {https://doi.org/10.1186/s12939-026-02909-9}
}RIS
TY - JOUR TI - Escaping the metric-driven governance trap in global health: how DALYs and coverage indicators mislead policymakers in LMICs. AU - Abdi YH AU - Bashir SG AU - Abdullahi YB AU - Adebisi YA AU - Lucero-Prisno DEI PY - 2026 JO - International journal for equity in health DO - 10.1186/s12939-026-02909-9 UR - https://doi.org/10.1186/s12939-026-02909-9 ER -
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YH, A., SG, B., YB, A., YA, A., & DEI, L. (2026). Escaping the metric-driven governance trap in global health: how DALYs and coverage indicators mislead policymakers in LMICs.. International journal for equity in health. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12939-026-02909-9
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