Identification, evaluation, and selection of health conditions for the NEED research programme
KCE Reports 391C (2024)
NEED is a project aimed at assessing unmet health-related needs in order to guide innovation and health policies more effectively. Partly funded by BELSPO, this initiative is the result of a collaboration between the KCE and Sciensano.
In previous reports, the NEED research team developed a framework for assessing unmet needs for a given disease or health condition, which was then tested for Crohn's disease and malignant melanoma. Its applicability to rare diseases was also assessed. Read more...
How to refer to this report
Levy Muriel, Maertens de Noordhout Charline, Claerman Rani, De Pauw Robby, Kohn Laurence, Obyn Caroline, Schönborn Claudia, Cleemput Irina. Identification, evaluation, and selection of health conditions for the NEED research programme. Need Report. Brussels. Belgian Health Care Knowledge Centre (KCE). 2024. KCE Reports 391. DOI: 10.57598/R391C.
Related information
Other NEED reports
- KCE report 418 (2026): Needs Examination, Evaluation and Dissemination (NEED): identification of unmet health-related needs associated with psychotic disorders
- KCE report 416 (2026): Exploring and applying artificial intelligence tools for grey literature searches within the NEED initiative
- KCE report 407 (2025): NEED research Toolbox: instruments and tools for examining unmet health-related patient and societal needs
- KCE report 406 (2025): Protocol for NEED (needs examination, evaluation and dissemination) research projects
- KCE report 401 (2024): NEED assessment framework 2025: EU expert consensus and core version
- KCE report 377 (2023): NEED: assessment of the unmet needs of patients and society
Dedicated NEED website: https://health-needs.eu/index.php/en/
