Cost-benefit analysis of pre-entry tuberculosis screening for incoming migrants to Japan: a focus on Nepalese migrants.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Nepalese students in Japan surged from under 1,000 in 2008 to over 29,000 by 2019, driven by Japan's strategy of using student visas to fill unskilled labor gaps. This study examined the cost and benefit impact of the introduction of pre-entry tuberculosis (TB) screening policy, including testing and treatment for Japan and Nepal from 2014 to 2018.

Methods

This study used anonymous data of TB statistics of diagnosis and treatment from the Nepal Demographic and Health Survey and from Japan's Legal Affairs Bureau and Tuberculosis Surveillance Center. We used social cost-benefit analysis to examine the effect of the pre-entry TB screening policy on visas of Nepalese workers and students to Japan. Total cost, total benefit and net benefit for both countries were compa

SUBMITTER: Iwaki Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12829290 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature