Publication
2010
Health and Economic Impact of Rotavirus Vaccination in GAVI-Eligible Countries
Rotavirus infection is responsible for about 500,000 deaths annually, and the disease burden is disproportionately …
Rotavirus infection is responsible for about 500,000 deaths annually, and the disease burden is disproportionately borne by children in low-income countries. Motivated by the global recommendation by the WHO that all countries include infant rotavirus vaccination in their national immunization programs, the objective of this analysis was to provide information on the expected health, economic and financial consequences of rotavirus vaccines in the 72 GAVI support-eligible countries. The authors synthesized population-level data from various sources (primarily from…
Health Outcomes
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Health/Medicine
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Infectious Diseases
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Mathematical Models
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State-Transition
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Cost-Effectiveness Analysis
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Child/Nutrition
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Economics/Finance
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Sub-Saharan Africa
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Middle East & North Africa
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Latin America & Caribbean
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Asia & Pacific