Table 2.
Number | Description of assumption |
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1. | Vaccine will be phased in over three years: 3 regions the first year, 10 regions thesecond year, and all 26 regions the 3rd, 4th and 5th years. |
2. | Girls enrolled in Primary 4 are a proxy of 10-year-old girls. |
3. | Four visits will be made to each school for orientation and to reach all of the girls. |
4. | No additional costs for the cold chain will be required. |
5. | Transport for bringing the vaccine to the health facilities will be integrated into existingtransport for EPI vaccines. |
6. | The coverage for girls age 10 is 85%, 77% and 65% in the 1st, 2nd and 3rd roundrespectively, vaccine wastage is 5%, a buffer stock of 25% is maintained. |
7. | The price per dose is assumed to be US$5 per dose based on the price offered to theGAVI Alliance by Merck. |
8. | The health worker spends half a day at each school and receives outreach per diem |
9. | The transport allowance from the health facility for a health worker to and from theschool costs on average 10,000 Tsh (US$6.30) |
10. | Vaccines will be donated during the first three years but MOHSW will pay for syringes,receiving, clearance, storage and transport of the vaccines to the health facilities. |
EPI, Expanded Program on Immunization; GAVI, Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunization; MOHSW, Ministry of Health and Social Welfare.