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    <journal-meta>
      <journal-id journal-id-type="publisher">JOHS</journal-id>
      <journal-id journal-id-type="nlm-ta">Journ of Health Scien</journal-id>
      <journal-title-group>
        <journal-title>Journal of HealthCare Sciences</journal-title>
        <abbrev-journal-title abbrev-type="pubmed">Journ of Health Scien</abbrev-journal-title>
      </journal-title-group>
      <issn pub-type="ppub">2231-2196</issn>
      <issn pub-type="opub">0975-5241</issn>
      <publisher>
        <publisher-name>Radiance Research Academy</publisher-name>
      </publisher>
    </journal-meta>
    <article-meta>
      <article-id pub-id-type="publisher-id">296</article-id>
      <article-id pub-id-type="doi">http://dx.doi.org/10.52533/JOHS.2024.40912</article-id>
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      <article-categories>
        <subj-group subj-group-type="heading">
          <subject>Healthcare Administration</subject>
        </subj-group>
      </article-categories>
      <title-group>
        <article-title>Policy and Ethical Considerations in the Allocation of Healthcare Resources&#13;
</article-title>
      </title-group>
      <contrib-group>
        <contrib contrib-type="author">
          <name>
            <surname>Ahmed</surname>
            <given-names>Ghadah Abdulhadi</given-names>
          </name>
        </contrib>
        <contrib contrib-type="author">
          <name>
            <surname>Binmahfouz</surname>
            <given-names>Bayan Saleh</given-names>
          </name>
        </contrib>
        <contrib contrib-type="author">
          <name>
            <surname>Hambishi</surname>
            <given-names>Abrar Khalid</given-names>
          </name>
        </contrib>
        <contrib contrib-type="author">
          <name>
            <surname>Dawsari</surname>
            <given-names>Nasser Khalaf Al</given-names>
          </name>
        </contrib>
        <contrib contrib-type="author">
          <name>
            <surname>Alashi</surname>
            <given-names>Lulwah Ibrahim</given-names>
          </name>
        </contrib>
        <contrib contrib-type="author">
          <name>
            <surname>Alanazi</surname>
            <given-names>Munirah Ashwan</given-names>
          </name>
        </contrib>
      </contrib-group>
      <pub-date pub-type="ppub">
        <day>24</day>
        <month>09</month>
        <year>2024</year>
      </pub-date>
      <volume>4</volume>
      <issue>9</issue>
      <fpage>430</fpage>
      <lpage>434</lpage>
      <permissions>
        <copyright-statement>This article is copyright of Popeye Publishing, 2009</copyright-statement>
        <copyright-year>2009</copyright-year>
        <license license-type="open-access" href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/">
          <license-p>This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY 4.0) Licence. You may share and adapt the material, but must give appropriate credit to the source, provide a link to the licence, and indicate if changes were made.</license-p>
        </license>
      </permissions>
      <abstract>
        <p>Healthcare resource allocation is a critical challenge faced by policymakers and healthcare providers worldwide. With limited resources and increasing demands due to factors like aging populations, chronic disease prevalence, and technological advancements, decisions on how to distribute these resources have profound ethical and practical implications. Equity and fairness are fundamental principles guiding these decisions, aiming to ensure that all individuals, regardless of socio-economic status or health condition, have access to the care they need. However, balancing these principles with the reality of limited resources presents significant challenges. Vulnerable populations, such as those with chronic illnesses or those living in underserved areas, often face barriers to accessing care, raising questions about how to prioritize different groups in a just and equitable manner. Several frameworks have been developed to guide decision-making in resource allocation. Approaches such as accountability for reasonableness, multi-criteria decision analysis, and cost-effectiveness analysis provide structured ways to assess the competing demands for healthcare resources. These frameworks incorporate both ethical and practical considerations, but each has limitations that may inadvertently marginalize certain patient groups or fail to address underlying health disparities. Additionally, prioritization models, including utilitarian and prioritarian ethics, offer contrasting perspectives on how to allocate resources fairly while maximizing overall health outcomes. The tension between cost-effectiveness and equity remains a central challenge in healthcare resource allocation. Achieving a balance between these often-competing goals requires ongoing dialogue between policymakers, healthcare providers, and the public, as well as transparent and inclusive decision-making processes. Ensuring that resource allocation decisions reflect both ethical principles and practical constraints is essential for maintaining trust in healthcare systems and promoting equitable access to care for all.&#13;
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      </abstract>
      <kwd-group>
        <kwd>healthcare resource allocation</kwd>
        <kwd> equity</kwd>
        <kwd> fairness</kwd>
        <kwd> decision-making frameworks</kwd>
        <kwd> prioritization</kwd>
      </kwd-group>
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