Service volume and other factors affecting the costs of immunizations in the Gambia.

Abstract:

:The total cost of the Expanded Programme on Immunization and of its various components in the Gambia over a period of one year (from July 1980 to June 1981) was investigated, and the costs per immunization dose and per fully immunized child were calculated. The total costs were to a large extent (45%) due to the cost of personnel and fixed costs. Where there was efficient delivery of immunizations, the average cost per dose was about one-fifth of that in the most costly facilities (range: US$2.32 to $0.41). The lower costs were related to more intensive use of the facilities. The national average cost was $1.09. The implications of the results of this study for policies to reduce costs are discussed, and further areas of research are suggested that will provide improved information to guide decision-makers in the use of scarce immunization programme resources for better health in the world.

authors

Robertson RL,Davis JH,Jobe K

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

1984-01-01 00:00:00

pages

729-36

issue

5

eissn

0042-9686

issn

1564-0604

journal_volume

62

pub_type

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