Table 2. The impact of Haemophilus influenzae type b vaccine on discounted disease burden and program costs.
Hib vaccine | No Hib vaccine | Incremental value | |
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Health outcome | |||
Case | 8,756 | 10,334 | 1,579 |
Death | 1,022 | 1,395 | 373 |
DALY | 20,535 | 28,551 | 8,016 |
Costs (US$) | |||
Vaccine delivery cost | |||
Vaccine costs | 14,069,633.04 | 2,665,366 | |
Program implementation cost | 3,107,207.00 | 2,851,423 | |
Subtotal | 17,176,840.04 | 5,516,789 | 11,660,051 |
Disease treatment cost | |||
Societal perspective | 2,496,575 | 4,285,342 | 1,788,767 |
Governmental perspective | 1,459,322 | 2,139,691 | 680,368 |
Total cost | |||
Societal perspective | 19,673,415 | 9,802,131 | 9,871,284 |
Governmental perspective | 18,636,162 | 7,656,480 | 10,979,682 |
Note: Hib, Haemophilus influenzae type b; DALY, disability-adjusted life year.