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. 2020 Dec;23(12):1552–1560. doi: 10.1016/j.jval.2020.06.015

Table 2.

Cost-effectiveness of testing and treatment for HBV and HCV infection in 2016-2030 for the flatline, progress, and elimination scenario (present value, discounted).

Program costs (USD 2016 millions)
Future savings (USD 2016 millions) Net incremental costs (USD 2016 millions) Total incremental impact (DALYs) ICER (2016 USD/DALY)
Commodities Program and staff time
HBV
 Flatline 4434 3690 99 8025 9 947 682 807
 Progress 10 746 67 200 1347 76 600 143 900 928 532
 Elimination 19 091 165 737 1813 183 015 197 460 343 927
 Elimination versus progress§ 8344 98 537 467 106 415 53 559 416 1987
HCV
 Flatline 1428 4519 6875 −928 15 061 782 −62
 Progress 3343 26 432 11 001 18 773 30 638 054 613
 Elimination 11 723 184 679 23 807 172 595 68 279 199 2528
 Elimination versus progress§ 8380 158 247 12 806 153 821 37 641 146 4087

DALY indicates disability-adjusted life year; HBV, hepatitis B virus; HCV, hepatitis C virus; ICER, incremental cost-effectiveness ratio;

Cost-effectiveness of treatment at the current level of testing and diagnosis compared with no action.

Cost-effectiveness of scaled up testing and treatment as per the progress scenario, compared with the flatline.

Cost-effectiveness of scaled up testing and treatment as per the elimination scenario, compared with the flatline.

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Cost-effectiveness of scaled up testing and treatment as per the elimination scenario, compared with the progress scenario.