FairChoices – Development

Development

Make priorities and progress transparent: roadmap, changelog, and contribution/feedback channel.

FairChoices 2025 Development Priorities

Key features and enhancements we plan to deliver by the end of 2025.

Planned In Progress Completed

1. Cost Analysis & Equity Integration

Equity Module

Introduce an equity-focused module considering lifetime ICERs and weighting assumptions.

Cost Overview

Create a total cost panel summarizing costs across interventions and scenarios.

Micro-Costing

Develop new micro-costing tools, starting with maternal and neonatal interventions.

2. Equity and Ethical Decision-Making

Criteria Weighting

Add a flexible module for weighting multiple criteria with start/stop ages.

Indirect effects Pilot Modelling

Begin modelling indirect effects of interventions as a pilot project.

3. Data Input, Access & Export

Advanced input tool

Introduce advanced input tool beta version with taxonomy features.

Input & Data Validation

Enable uploading of baseline coverage data directly from Excel.

Dataset Availability

Allow downloading of all input datasets in CSV or Excel format.

Results Export

Enable export of filtered results for selected interventions.

4. User Experience & Communication

Documentation

Develop a well-formatted website and PDF manual with technical materials.

User Manual

Prepare a full user manual with instructional videos and training modules.

5. Website & Outreach

Website Redesign

Highlight FairChoices’ unique focus on equity, fairness, and ethics.

Country Applications

Update the list of countries where FairChoices has been applied.

Transparency & Future Plans

Add homepage section showing current functionality and future plans.

6. Miscellaneous

Internationalization

Add multilingual support for multiple languages.

Finance tab

Add finance tab with costs alignment by financing source.

Changelog

Add a lightweight changelog for the tool and website. This builds trust with policy users.

January 2025

Version 2.1.0 – Enhanced Export Features

Added CSV and Excel export functionality for all result tables. Improved data validation for baseline coverage uploads.

December 2024

Version 2.0.5 – Bug Fixes and Performance

Fixed calculation errors in the equity module. Improved loading times for large datasets. Enhanced mobile responsiveness.

November 2024

Version 2.0.0 – Major Release

Complete redesign of the user interface. Added new equity analysis features. Implemented advanced filtering options.

October 2024

Version 1.5.2 – Documentation Update

Added comprehensive user manual with video tutorials. Updated method documentation with latest research findings.