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. 2021 May 23;8(7):ofab264. doi: 10.1093/ofid/ofab264

Table 5.

Estimated Costs for Continued Surveillance and Supplementary Immunization Activity Monitoring in Afghanistan and Pakistan for Modeled Scenarios for 2019–2023

A, Campaign Quality Monitoring Costs
2019–2020 No. of SIAs With LQAS Monitoring No. of Lots Costs
Afghanistan 13 1207 1 931 200
Pakistan 7 4974 7 958 400
2021–2023 Fraction Targeted by LQAS, % No. of Lots Costs
Afghanistan 0.15 2374 3 798 400
 Average 0.11 1741 2 785 600
 Minimum 0.17 2690 4 305 000
 Maximum
Pakistan 0.15 11 701 18 721 600
 Average 0.05 3900 6 240 000
 Minimum 0.29 22 622 36 195 200
 Maximum
2019–2023 No. of Lots Costs
Total 20 256 32 409 600
 Average 11 822 18 915 200
 Minimum 31 493 50 388 800
 Maximum
B, AFP Surveillance Costs
Year Afghanistan Pakistan Total Cost
Adjusted Unadjusted Adjusted Unadjusted Adjusted Unadjusted
2019 646 288 2 585 152 4 554 938 16 701 438 5 201 225 19 286 589
2020 651 234 2 604 936 4 614 825 16 921 025 5 266 059 19 525 960
2021 656 459 2 625 836 4 679 238 17 157 205 5 335 697 19 783 041
2022 660 942 2 643 766 4 735 644 17 364 027 5 396 585 20 007 794
2023 664 871 2 659 484 4 785 670 17 547 457 5 450 541 20 206 942
Total 3 279 793 13 119 173 23 370 314 85 691 152 26 650 107 98 810 325
C, ES Costs
Year Afghanistan Pakistan Total Cost
No. of Samples Costs No. of Samples Costs
2019 264 264 000 860 1 720 000 1 984 000
2020 414 414 000 816 1 632 000 2 046 000
2021
 Baseline 414 414 000 816 1 632 000 2 046 000
 Default 276 276 000 1 908 000
 Reactive 552 552 000 2 184 000
2022
 Baseline 414 414 000 816 1 632 000 2 046 000
 Default 276 276 000 1 908 000
 Reactive 552 552 000 2 184 000
2023
 Baseline 414 414 000 816 1 632 000 2 046 000
 Default 276 276 000 1 908 000
 Reactive 552 552 000 2 184 000
Total
 Baseline 1920 1 920 000 4124 8 248 000 10 168 000
 Default 1506 1 506 000 9 754 000
 Reactive 2334 2 334 000 10 582 000

Abbreviations: AFP, acute flaccid paralysis; ES, environmental surveillance; LQAS, lot quality assurance survey; SIA, supplementary immunization activity.