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.
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.
Version 2.1.0 – Enhanced Export Features
Added CSV and Excel export functionality for all result tables. Improved data validation for baseline coverage uploads.
Version 2.0.5 – Bug Fixes and Performance
Fixed calculation errors in the equity module. Improved loading times for large datasets. Enhanced mobile responsiveness.
Version 2.0.0 – Major Release
Complete redesign of the user interface. Added new equity analysis features. Implemented advanced filtering options.
Version 1.5.2 – Documentation Update
Added comprehensive user manual with video tutorials. Updated method documentation with latest research findings.