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Background  Efficient and evidence-based medical device and equipment prioritization is of particular importance in low-income countries due to constraints in financing capacity, physical infrastructure and human resource capabilities.    Methods  This paper outlines a medical device prioritization method developed in first instance for the Republic of South Sudan. The simple algorithm offered here is a starting point for procurement and selection of medical devices and can be regarded as a screening test for those that require more labour intensive health economic modelling.    Conclusions  A heuristic method, such as the one presented here, is appropriate for reaching many medical device prioritization decisions in low-income settings. Further investment and purchasing decisions that cannot be reached so simply require more complex health economic modelling approaches.    Electronic supplementary material  The online version of this article (doi:10.1186/s12962-014-0027-3) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.

An approach to prioritization of medical devices in low-income countries: an example based on the Republic of South Sudan