Equity-Informative Economic Evaluations of Vaccines: A Systematic Literature Review.

ABSTRACT: The Immunization Agenda 2030 prioritizes the populations without access to vaccines. Health equity has been increasingly incorporated into economic evaluations of vaccines to foster equitable access. Robust and standardized methods are needed to evaluate the health equity impact of vaccination programs to ensure monitoring and effective addressing of inequities. However, methods currently in place vary and potentially affect the application of findings to inform policy decision-making. We performed a systematic review by searching PubMed, Embase, Econlit, and the CEA Registry up to 15 December 2022 to identify equity-informative economic evaluations of vaccines. Twenty-one studies were included that performed health equity impact analysis to estimate the distributional impact of vaccines,

SUBMITTER: Patikorn C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10057152 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature