Comparing 3 Approaches for Making Vaccine Adoption Decisions in Thailand.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The World Health Organization (WHO) has developed the Total System Effectiveness (TSE) framework to assist national policy-makers in prioritizing vaccines. The pilot was launched in Thailand to explore the potential use of TSE in a country with established governance structures and accountable decision-making processes for immunization policy. While the existing literature informs vaccine adoption decisions in GAVI-eligible countries, this study attempts to address a gap in the literature by examining the policy process of a non-GAVI eligible country.

Methods

A rotavirus vaccine (RVV) test case was used to compare the decision criteria made by the existing processes (Expanded Program on Immunization [EPI], and National List of Essential Medicines [NLEM]) for vacci

SUBMITTER: Rattanavipapong W 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7719214 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature