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Brooke E Nichols, Alexandra de Nooy, Naseem Cassim, Lucia Hans, Manuel Pedro da Silva, et al.
…estment is necessary. We therefore sought to understand the health and economic impacts of the molecular diagnostic programme in South Africa, to deepen the understanding on the broad value of diagnostics and guide future healthcare investments. We calculated the 10-year (where d…
Nichols BE, de Nooy A, Cassim N, Hans L, da Silva MP, et al.
…tment is necessary. We, therefore, sought to understand the health and economic impacts of the molecular diagnostic programme in South Africa, to deepen the understanding of the broad value of diagnostics and guide future healthcare investments. Methods We calculated the 10-year …
Olih Solihin, Djuara P. Lubis, Pudji Muljono, Siti Amanah
…ot work or generate income when ill. Concerning this issue, health communication plays a role in addressing the economic impact through advocacy strategies. This study aims to analyze how the economic impact and health communication advocacy conducted by Aisyiyah and Terjang NGOs…
Shah S, Abbas G, Hanif M, Anees-Ur-Rehman, Zaman M, et al.
Background : Health-care systems in Asian countries are diverse. The economic evaluation provides information on how to make efficient use of the resources available to obtain the maximum benefits. In Asia, diseases such as cardiovascular diseases (CVDs), diabetes mellitus (DM), …
Christian Wejse
In this issue of The Lancet Global Health, Anil Pooran and colleagues1Pooran A Theron G Zijenah L et al.Point of care Xpert MTB/RIF versus smear microscopy for tuberculosis diagnosis in southern African primary care clinics: a multicentre economic evaluation.Lancet Glob Health. 2…
Steffany Vucetich, Kelly DeToy, Shilah F Waters, Nicole La Ruta, Yeonsoo Baik, et al.
… arrhythmias, and sudden death. This condition not only has health impacts in the form of morbidity and premature mortality but also carries significant economic burden related to its cost of care. This study aims to evaluate the current health and economic burden of Chagas cardi…
K Singh, A A Qamar, Y Trivedi, S Acharya, K Naser, et al.
…ntifying this burden in macroeconomic terms is critical for health-policy prioritization. We aimed to estimate the global, regional, and national economic consequences of TB using a value-of-lost-welfare (VLW) approach based on disability-adjusted life years (DALYs). Methods Disa…
Chaofan Wang, Xiaozhen Lai, Kaja Abbas, Koen B Pouwels, Haijun Zhang, et al.
…(EPI), initiated by WHO in 1974, is a cornerstone of public health. China's EPI covers more than a sixth of the world's population and includes eight routine vaccines with high coverage rates. This study aimed to estimate health and economic impacts of China's EPI over the past 5…
Menzies NA, Bellerose M, Testa C, Swartwood NA, Malyuta Y, et al.
…mate the potential impact of effective global TB control on health and economic outcomes in the United States. Methods: We estimated outcomes using linked mathematical models of TB epidemiology in the United States and migrants' birth countries. A base-case scenario extrapolated …
Swartwood NA, Li Y, Regan M, Marks SM, Barham T, et al.
…nd case-fatality rates in the US. Objective To estimate the health outcomes and economic cost of TB disparities among US-born persons from 2023 to 2035. Design, setting, and participants Generalized additive regression models projecting trends in TB incidence and case-fatality ra…
Foster N, Tadesse AW, McQuaid CF, Gosce L, Abdurhman T, et al.
…ementing DATs in Ethiopia. Methods and design A total of 78 health facilities have been randomised (1:1:1) into one of two intervention arms or a standard-of-care arm. Approximately 50 participants from each health facility will be enrolled on the trial. Participants in facilitie…
Anuj Tiwari
…s a preventable infectious disease, but still pose a public health challenge in India. Every year, more than 100,000 new cases are detected in India which are around 60% of the global leprosy burden. Among new cases, around 3.5% new cases are detected very late after developing a…
Machlaurin A, Pol SV, Setiawan D, van der Werf TS, Postma MJ
…ions, target populations, and vaccine types. The Quality of Health Economic Studies (QHES) instrument was used to assess the quality of the studies included in the analysis. Expert opinion : Most of the studies showed a favorable economic profile of BCG vaccination. Selective str…
Van Ginderdeuren E, Bassett J, Hanrahan CF, Mutunga L, Van Rie A
…wait time and task-shifted to delegate tasks to lower cadre healthcare workers, and result was compared to TST reading by high cadre research staff. TST reading and placement cost to the health system and patients were estimated. Simulations of health system costs were performed …
Ryckman TS, McQuaid CF, Cohen T, Menzies NA, Kendall EA
…ective of tuberculosis regimen development. We modelled the health and economic benefits of such a regimen and analysed which of its features contribute most to impact and savings. Methods We constructed a mathematical model of tuberculosis treatment parameterised with data from …
Tom Sumner, Rebecca A. Clark, Christinah Mukandavire, Allison Portnoy, Chathika K. Weerasuriya, et al.
Abstract Background Tuberculosis remains a major public health problem in South Africa, with an estimated 300,000 cases and 55,000 deaths in 2021. New tuberculosis vaccines could play an important role in reducing this burden. Phase IIb trials have suggested efficacy of the M72/A…
Sumner T, Clark RA, Mukandavire C, Portnoy A, Weerasuriya CK, et al.
Background Tuberculosis remains a major public health problem in South Africa, with an estimated 300,000 cases and 55,000 deaths in 2021. New tuberculosis vaccines could play an important role in reducing this burden. Phase IIb trials have suggested efficacy of the M72/AS01 E vac…
Sonawane C, Yirga G, Carter NH
…anthropogenic waste for food can remove pathogens that pose health risks to humans and livestock, thereby saving lives and money. Quantifying these benefits is rare, yet can lead to innovative conservation solutions. To assess these benefits, we examined the feeding ecology and p…
Mao JJ, Zang X, Yue WL, Zhai PY, Zhang Q, et al.
…in a phase III trial. We aim to assess the population-level health and economic impacts of introducing Vaccae vaccination to inform policy-makers. Methods We evaluated a potential national Vaccae vaccination programme in China initiated in 2024, assuming 20 years of protection, 9…
Rebecca A. Clark, Allison Portnoy, Chathika K. Weerasuriya, Tom Sumner, Roel Bakker, et al.
…ence. We used mathematical modelling to investigate how the health and economic impact of two potential tuberculosis vaccines, M72/AS01 E and BCG-revaccination, could differ in Delhi and Gujarat under varying delivery strategies. Methods We applied a compartmental tuberculosis mo…
Clark RA, Weerasuriya CK, Portnoy A, Mukandavire C, Quaife M, et al.
…ulation-level impact are needed. We estimated the potential health and economic impact of M72/AS01 E and BCG-revaccination in India and investigated the impact of variation in vaccine characteristics and delivery strategies. Methods We developed an age-stratified compartmental tu…
Allison Portnoy, Rebecca A. Clark, Matthew Quaife, Chathika K. Weerasuriya, Christinah Mukandavire, et al.
…mic models, calibrated to demographic, epidemiological, and health service data in 105 LMICs. For each country, we assessed the likely future course of TB-related outcomes under several vaccine introduction scenarios, compared to a ‘no-new-vaccine’ counterfactual. Key economic in…
Davide Rasella, Otávio T. Ranzani
…en shown to be detrimental for a wide range of diseases and health conditions, especially in low-income and middle-income countries (LMICs).1Backhaus I Hoven H Di Tecco C Iavicoli S Conte A Dragano N Economic change and population health: lessons learnt from an umbrella review on…
de Necker M, de Beer JC, Stander MP, Connell CD, Mwai D
…ients on ARVs. Like many resource limited settings, Kenya's healthcare system faces serious challenges in effectively providing quality health services to its population. Increased investments to strengthen the country's capacity to diagnose, monitor and treat diseases, particula…
Lissa Aoki, Juliana de Carvalho Rodrigues, Ingrid Bertollini Lamy, Gláucia Luciano da Veiga, Beatriz da Costa Aguiar Alves, et al.
… analyzed the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic using DATASUS health data and assessed the influence of socioeconomic interventions (SAGICAD data) on tuberculosis and leprosy case notifications in Brazil. A correlation analysis was performed between regional diagnoses and variables…