Hossein Haji Ali Afzali – The Conversation

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January 6, 2022

Free rapid antigen tests makes economic sense for governments, our analysis shows

Jonathan Karnon, Flinders University; Billie Bonevski, Flinders University, and Hossein Haji Ali Afzali, Flinders University

Even minor reductions in COVID transmission rates due to early isolation would justify the additional costs associated with the policy.

The PBAC must make tough decisions about which cancer drugs to subsidise. Eric Gaillard/Reuters

September 8, 2015

New cancer drugs are very expensive ‑ here’s how we work out value for our money

Jonathan Karnon, University of Adelaide; Hossein Haji Ali Afzali, University of Adelaide, and Laura C Edney, University of Adelaide

Most of us would agree that cancer drugs should be listed on the PBS, no matter how dear. But our health system can’t afford all of them. How then are decisions about which drugs to subsidise made?

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