Are current cost-effectiveness thresholds for low-and middle-income countries useful? Examples from the world of vaccines

AT Newall, M Jit, R Hutubessy - Pharmacoeconomics, 2014 - Springer
Abstract The World Health Organization's CHOosing Interventions that are Cost Effective
(WHO-CHOICE) thresholds for averting a disability-adjusted life-year of one to three times …

Results from evaluations of models and cost-effectiveness tools to support introduction decisions for new vaccines need critical appraisal

R Hutubessy, AM Henao, P Namgyal, V Moorthy… - BMC medicine, 2011 - Springer
Abstract The World Health Organization (WHO) recommends that the cost-effectiveness (CE)
of introducing new vaccines be considered before such a programme is implemented …

Thresholds for the cost–effectiveness of interventions: alternative approaches

E Marseille, B Larson, DS Kazi… - Bulletin of the World …, 2014 - SciELO Public Health
Many countries use the cost–effectiveness thresholds recommended by the World Health
Organization's Choosing Interventions that are Cost–Effective project (WHO-CHOICE) when …

Cost-effectiveness and economic benefits of vaccines in low-and middle-income countries: a systematic review

S Ozawa, A Mirelman, ML Stack, DG Walker… - Vaccine, 2012 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: Public health interventions that prevent mortality and morbidity have greatly
increased over the past decade. Immunization is one of these preventive interventions, with …

Challenges in cost-effectiveness analysis modelling of HPV vaccines in low-and middle-income countries: a systematic review and practice recommendations

OI Ekwunife, JF O'Mahony, A Gerber Grote… - …, 2017 - Springer
Background Low-and middle-income countries (LMICs) face a number of challenges in
implementing cervical cancer prevention programmes that do not apply in high-income …

Economic analyses to support decisions about HPV vaccination in low-and middle-income countries: a consensus report and guide for analysts

M Jit, C Levin, M Brisson, A Levin, S Resch, J Berkhof… - BMC medicine, 2013 - Springer
Low-and middle-income countries need to consider economic issues such as cost-
effectiveness, affordability and sustainability before introducing a program for human …

Assessing the value of human papillomavirus vaccination in Gavi-eligible low-income and middle-income countries

J Ochalek, K Abbas, K Claxton, M Jit, J Lomas - BMJ global health, 2020 - gh.bmj.com
Introduction Estimating the value of providing effective healthcare interventions in a country
requires an assessment of whether the improvement in health outcomes they offer exceeds …

WHO Guide for standardisation of economic evaluations of immunization programmes

DG Walker, R Hutubessy, P Beutels - Vaccine, 2010 - Elsevier
Traditional EPI vaccines are considered to be among the most efficient uses of scarce health
care resources. Today, there are many under-used and new vaccines available. In the short …

[HTML][HTML] Economic analysis of vaccination programs: an ISPOR good practices for outcomes research task force report

J Mauskopf, B Standaert, MP Connolly, AJ Culyer… - Value in health, 2018 - Elsevier
This report provides recommendations for budget holders and decision makers in high-,
middle, and low-income countries requiring economic analyses of new vaccination …

How to assess for the full economic value of vaccines? From past to present, drawing lessons for the future

B Standaert, C Sauboin, R DeAntonio… - Journal of market …, 2020 - mdpi.com
Background: Cost-effectiveness analysis (CEA) is the economic analysis method most
commonly applied today in the context of replacing one treatment with a new one in a …