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. 2017 Mar 14;8(1):1–5. doi: 10.5365/WPSAR.2016.7.2.013

Table 1. Number of measles vaccine doses issued, wasted, percentage wasted and cost by districts in Madang Province, Papua New Guinea, June 2014 to March 2015.

District Number of doses issued Number of doses administered Number of doses wasted Percentage of doses wasted Cost of wastage (Kina) Cost of wastage (US$)
Middle Ramu 28 260 2743 25 517 90% 164 329 54 776
Bogia 23 400 5123 18 277 78% 134 447 44 816
Sumkar 18 350 4142 14 208 77% 117 710 39 237
Madang 50 480 32 202 18 278 36% 91 499 30 500
Usino Bundi 20 950 14 055 6895 33% 44 403 14 801
Rai Coast 19 020 13 209 5811 31% 37 422 12 474
Total 160 460 71 474 88 986 55% 589 810 196 604

1 Kina = 0.32 US$