Vaccination program in a resource-limited setting: A case study in the Philippines.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Implementing national-level vaccination programs involves long-term investment, which can be a significant financial burden, particularly in resource-limited settings. Although many studies have assessed the economic impacts of providing vaccinations, evidence on the positive and negative implications of human resources for health (HRH) is still lacking. Therefore, this study aims to estimate the HRH impact of introducing pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV) using a model-based economic evaluation.

Methods

This study adapted a Markov model from a prior study that was conducted in the Philippines for assessing the cost-effectiveness of 10-valent and 13-valent PCV compared to no vaccination. The Markov model was used for estimating the number of cases of pneumococcal

SUBMITTER: Chootipongchaivat S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5022401 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature