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Immunization helps protect low-income populations from financial burden and prevents diseases like measles and pneumonia

In a financial risk model analysis of 41 Gavi-eligible countries, the burden of Catastrophic Health Costs (CHC) and Medical Impoverishment (MI) would be greatest in the lowest income populations. With expanded vaccine coverage, the share of prevented cases of measles, pneumococcal disease, and rotavirus, in relation to the total number of cases prevented, would be larger in the lowest income populations thereby providing a larger financial risk protection (FRP) to these populations.

Full Citation:
Riumallo-Herl, C., Chang, A.Y., Clark, S., et al.. 2018. Poverty reduction and equity benefits of introducing or scaling up measles, rotavirus, and pneumococcal vaccines in low-income and middle-income countries: a modeling study. British Journal of Medicine Global Health. 3:e000612.

Title of Article: Poverty reduction and equity benefits of introducing or scaling up measles, rotavirus, and pneumococcal vaccines in low-income and middle-income countries: a modeling study

Author(s): Riumallo-Herl, C., Chang, A.Y., Clark, S., et al.

Publication Year: 2018

Publication Name: British Journal of Medicine Global Health

Publication Volume: 3:e000612

Publication Source URL: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5898318/

DOI (Digital Object Identifier): http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjgh-2017-000613