Cost of introducing and delivering RTS,S/AS01 malaria vaccine within the malaria vaccine implementation program.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The World Health Organization (WHO) recommended widespread use of the RTS,S/AS01 (RTS,S) malaria vaccine among children residing in regions of moderate to high malaria transmission. This recommendation is informed by RTS,S evidence, including findings from the pilot rollout of the vaccine in Ghana, Kenya, and Malawi. This study estimates the incremental costs of introducing and delivering the malaria vaccine within routine immunization programs in the context of malaria vaccine pilot introduction, to help inform decision-making.

Methods

An activity-based, retrospective costing was conducted from the governments' perspective. Vaccine introduction and delivery costs supported by the donors during the pilot introduction were attributed as costs to the governments und

SUBMITTER: Baral R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9946791 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature