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Table 37.7: Cost of Cure and Impact on DALYs for the Three Most Common Skin Diseases, Using the Cheapest Effective Treatments
Cost of Cure and Impact on DALYs for the Three Most Common Skin Diseases, Using the Cheapest Effective Treatments| Disease | Cost of cure (US$/million population) | Number of people cured for US$1 million | Cost per DALY gained (US$) | Comment | | Tinea capitis | 5,250,000 | 285,000 | 175 (assuming cost per drug of US$29 for course of treatment) | Estimated on the basis of a high-prevalence (15 percent) region such as Ethiopia | | Scabies | 58,000 | 1,700,000 | 1.00-1.50 | Estimated on the basis of a high- prevalence (10 percent) region | | Pyoderma | 55,000 | 900,000 | 1.00-1.50 | Estimated on the basis of a high- prevalence (5 percent) region. | |
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