Table 5.

Estimates of costs, net benefits, and cost-effectiveness of a rotavirus vaccination programme in Brazil

Vaccine programme cost*	Amount† (US$)
Vaccine administration	3,332,160
Vaccine (US$ 7-8/dose)	54,980,640
Total cost	58,312,800
Net medical direct cost	39,044,331
Incremental cost-effectiveness ratio
Cost per DALY	643
Cost per life saved	21,643
Cost per hospitalization averted	428
Cost per medical visit averted	70

*Vaccination cost assumes only the cost of vaccinating children who would receive the vaccine, based on vaccine coverage estimates and 10% wastage;

†The intervention cost, net medical cost, and incremental cost-effectiveness ratio (US$/DALY) assume a vaccine price of US$ 7-8 per dose. Values are based on US$ as in 2003; DALY=Disability-adjusted life-year