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62. Control and Eradication

Table 62.3: Net Costs of Polio Immunization and Eradication (Millions of U.S. dollars)

Net Costs of Polio Immunization and Eradication *(Millions of U.S. dollars)*
WHO region	Medical care cost savings	Immunization costs	Net costs	Cost/DALY saved
Africa	1,100	3,942	2,842	442
Americas	76,900	25,460	-51,440	-4,983
Eastern	1,930	3,512	1,582	426
Mediterranean
Europe	38,250	17,249	-21,001	-2,780
Southeast Asia	1,270	6,519	5,249	1,041
Western Pacific	8,670	10,327	1,657	356
World	128,120	67,009	-61,111	-1,457

Source: Khan and Ehreth 2003.

Note: Cost savings, immunization costs, and net costs are present values for 2000 in millions of U.S. dollars, calculated for the period 1970-2050 and discounted at 5 percent. These estimates assume that immunization by OPV can cease after 2010.

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Chapter Sections

Intro
Definitions
Frameworks for Eradication
Disease-Specific Case Studies
Conclusions
Acknowledgments
References

Tables

62.1 Benefits and Costs of Smallpox Eradication (Millions of U.S. dollars)
62.2 Benefits of Smallpox Eradication to the United States, 1968 (Millions of U.S. dollars)
62.3 Net Costs of Polio Immunization and Eradication (Millions of U.S. dollars)
62.4 Postpolio Eradication Costs (Millions of U.S. dollars)

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