Can Economic Analysis Contribute to Disease Elimination and Eradication? A Systematic Review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Infectious diseases elimination and eradication have become important areas of focus for global health and countries. Due to the substantial up-front investments required to eliminate and eradicate, and the overall shortage of resources for health, economic analysis can inform decision making on whether elimination/eradication makes economic sense and on the costs and benefits of alternative strategies. In order to draw lessons for current and future initiatives, we review the economic literature that has addressed questions related to the elimination and eradication of infectious diseases focusing on: why, how and for whom?

Methods

A systematic review was performed by searching economic literature (cost-benefit, cost-effectiveness and economic impact analyses) on

SUBMITTER: Sicuri E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4466479 | biostudies-literature | 2015

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature