Costing oral cholera vaccine delivery using a generic oral cholera vaccine delivery planning and costing tool (CholTool).

ABSTRACT: Cholera is both an endemic and epidemic disease in many low and middle-income countries (LMICs). Strategies for cholera control include improving water, sanitation, and hygiene; providing early and effective treatment; and deploying oral cholera vaccine (OCV). This last strategy is relatively new, and countries considering its introduction are interested in knowing the potential cost not only of the vaccine, but also the cost of introduction. This paper describes the costing of OCV introduction in LMICs using a publicly available Excel-based tool known as the CholTool. It includes estimates of delivery cost categories which cover not only the service delivery costs (e.g. vaccine procurement, handling, storage, and transport; vaccination administration, monitoring supervision, and field sup

SUBMITTER: Morgan W 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8641596 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature