Cost-effectiveness of immunization in The Gambia.
Cost-effectiveness studies were carried out in The Gambia to estimate costs of preventing childhood morbidity and mortality through immunization. For the four priority diseases--neonatal tetanus, pertussis, measles and poliomyelitis--costs per case prevented ranged from $1.30 for pertussis to $655.54 for poliomyelitis. In terms of preventing childhood deaths through immunization, measles at $40.83 per death prevented, pertussis at $99.85 per death prevented and neonatal tetanus at $152.53 per death prevented were most cost-effective. For developing countries, immunization is an efficient use of limited health resources.
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003362:Cost-Benefit Analysis; D004165:Diphtheria / Q000517:prevention & control; D005714:Gambia; D006801:Humans; D007114:Immunization / Q000191:economics*; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008457:Measles / Q000517:prevention & control; D011051:Poliomyelitis / Q000517:prevention & control; D013742:Tetanus / Q000517:prevention & control; D014397:Tuberculosis, Pulmonary / Q000517:prevention & control; D014917:Whooping Cough / Q000517:prevention & control; D015004:Yellow Fever / Q000517:prevention & control