Maternal vaccine delivery costs in South Asian settings: estimates from Bangladesh and Nepal.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Several maternal vaccines are in clinical development. Maternal respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) vaccine has been introduced in several high and upper middle-income countries. With the recent World Health Organization (WHO) RSV prevention recommendation and Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance's commitment to open a funding window for RSV maternal vaccine programs, the vaccine will soon be available for low- and middle-income markets. Understanding costs of implementing new maternal vaccines within existing health systems in low-and middle-income countries (LMICs) is critical to inform introduction decisions. This study projects the cost of maternal immunization (MI) introduction and delivery in Bangladesh and Nepal.

Methods

Using an activity based prospective costing appr

SUBMITTER: Baral R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12781477 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature