Economic analysis of the 1996-1997 mass measles immunization campaigns in South Africa.
To evaluate economic implications of conducting a "catch-up" measles vaccination campaign, we conducted an economic analysis of the 1996-1997 measles immunization campaign in two provinces of South Africa comparing the baseline two-dose routine immunization program to the combined vaccination strategy (routine two-dose immunization program, plus the 1996-1997 campaign). The study findings indicate that the 1996-1997 mass measles immunization campaign was cost-effective in both study provinces, and cost-saving in the province with higher pre-campaign disease incidence and lower routine vaccination coverage. An early investment in effective vaccination strategies that rapidly reduce disease burden apparently results in better returns, both epidemiologically and economically.
Global Immunization Division, National Immunization Program, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1600 Clifton Road, MS E-05, Atlanta, GA 30333, USA. auzicanin@cdc.gov
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