Assessing the cost-effectiveness of integrated case management of Neglected Tropical Diseases in Liberia.

ABSTRACT:

Background

In 2017, Liberia became one of the first countries in the African region to develop and implement a national strategy for integrated case management of Neglected Tropical Diseases (CM-NTDs), specifically Buruli ulcer, leprosy, lymphatic filariasis morbidities, and yaws. Implementing this plan moves the NTD program from many countries' fragmented (vertical) disease management. This study explores to what extent an integrated approach offers a cost-effective investment for national health systems.

Methods

This study is a mixed-method economic evaluation that explores the cost-effectiveness of the integrated CM-NTDs approach compared to the fragmented (vertical) disease management. Primary data were collected from two integrated intervention counties and two non-inte

SUBMITTER: Godwin-Akpan TG 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10308665 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature