Children living in the Yida refugee camp in South Sudan in 2013 were found to have an elevated rate of pneumonia infections likely due to malnutrition, overcrowding, and inadequate shelter. Using these data, the CDC estimated that the use of Hib and pneumococcal vaccines in children under 2 years of age in the camp would be cost-effective under all dosing scenarios evaluated. Medecines Sans Frontiers (MSF) provided medical services to this refugee camp and found delivery of these vaccines to be feasible and effective in this setting.
Full Citation:
Gargano L.M., Hajjeh R., and Cookson S.T.. 2017. Pneumonia prevention: Cost-effectiveness analyses of two vaccines among refugee children aged under two years, Haemophilus influenzae type b-containing and pneumococcal conjugate vaccines, during a humanitarian emergency, Yida camp, South Sudan. Vaccine. 35(3).
Title of Article: Pneumonia prevention: Cost-effectiveness analyses of two vaccines among refugee children aged under two years, Haemophilus influenzae type b-containing and pneumococcal conjugate vaccines, during a humanitarian emergency, Yida camp, South Sudan
Author(s): Gargano L.M., Hajjeh R., and Cookson S.T.
Publication Year: 2017
Publication Name: Vaccine
Publication Volume: 35(3)
Publication Source URL: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/27989625/
DOI (Digital Object Identifier): 10.1016/j.vaccine.2016.11.070
Topics: Conflict & Humanitarian Emergencies | Global Issues
Disease Vaccines: Haemophilus lnfluenzae type b (Hib) | Pneumococcal disease/PCV/PPSV | Pneumonia
Countries: Sudan - Republic Of South
WHO Regions: Eastern Mediterranean