Table 3. Cold chain storage costs incurred by the Kenyan government during 2008 in preparation for pneumococcal vaccine introduction.
Quantity | Total annualised cost* ($) | Cost allocated to PCV10 ($) | Cost allocated to PCV13($) | |
National vaccine store | ||||
Cold rooms | 2 | 14,302 | 1,150 | 5,510 |
Stand by generators | 2 | 2829 | 227 | 1,090 |
Regional level | ||||
Cold rooms | 3 | 21,453 | 1,725 | 8,265 |
District stores | ||||
District storage refrigerators | 200 | 35,338 | 2,841 | 13,614 |
Immunizing facilities | ||||
Immunizing facility refrigerators | 600 | 106,013 | 8,524 | 40,843 |
Vaccine carriers | 1,000 | 991 | 80 | 382 |
Cold boxes | 50 | 2,622 | 211 | 1,010 |
Total costs | 183,548 | 14,758 | 70,714 | |
Cost per child born in 2010 | 0.13 | 0.010 | 0.05 | |
Cost per fully immunized child | 0.16 | 0.013 | 0.06 |