Cost analysis of an innovative eHealth program in Nigeria: a case study of the vaccine direct delivery system

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Vaccine stockout is a severe problem in Africa, including Nigeria, which could have an adverse effect on vaccination coverage and even health outcomes among the population. The Vaccine Direct Delivery (VDD) program was introduced to manage vaccine stockouts using eHealth technology. This study conducts a cost analysis of the VDD program and calculates the incremental costs of reaching an additional child for vaccination through the VDD program.

Methods

We used the expense reports from eHealth Africa, an NGO which implemented the VDD program, to calculate the VDD program’s overall operating costs. We also used the findings from the literature to translate the effect of VDD on the reduction of vaccine stockouts into its effect on the increase in vaccination cov

SUBMITTER: Sato R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10472608 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature