Escaping the metric-driven governance trap in global health: how DALYs and coverage indicators mislead policymakers in LMICs

Yusuf Hared Abdi, Sharmake Gaiye Bashir, Yakub Burhan Abdullahi, Yusuff Adebayo Adebisi, Don Eliseo III Lucero-Prisno

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10.1186/s12939-026-02909-9
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2026-06-04
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International Journal for Equity in Health
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Springer Science and Business Media LLC
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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 = {Yusuf Hared Abdi and Sharmake Gaiye Bashir and Yakub Burhan Abdullahi and Yusuff Adebayo Adebisi and Don Eliseo III Lucero-Prisno},
  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}
}

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JO  - International Journal for Equity in Health
DO  - 10.1186/s12939-026-02909-9
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Abdi, Y. H., Bashir, S. G., Abdullahi, Y. B., Adebisi, Y. A., & Lucero-Prisno, D. E. I. (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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