Table III.

Total costs, health outcomes and cost-effectiveness of implementing Mycobacterium indicus pranii (MIP) vaccination in National Leprosy Eradication Programme (NLEP), over a five-year period in India

Intervention	Total cost (₹ in million)		QALYs lived (₹ in million)		ICER in ₹ per QALYs gained Discounted
	Non-discounted	Discounted	Non-discounted	Discounted
MDT + MIP vaccination for all new patients + MIP vaccination for contacts of new patients	21,151	19,939	6,772	6,385	73,790
MDT alone for new patients and follow up + follow up of contacts of new patients	18,688	17,618	6,772	6,385

The dollar equivalent of ICER per QALY’s gained is $1054 (approximate 2019 conversion rate). MDT, multidrug therapy; ICER, Incremental cost-effectiveness ratio; QALY, Quality Adjusted Life Years