Improving immunization coverage and equity - technical resources
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| Resource | Immunization Delivery Cost Catalogue (IDCC) |
|---|---|
| Purpose | To increase the visibility, availability, understanding and use of evidence on the cost of delivering vaccines. Covers a wide range of countries and vaccines, although some information might be limited dependign on the study availability. |
| Content | IDCC presents the most comprehensive, current and standardized global evidence on the cost of delivering vaccines in low- and middle-income country settings. It compiles the evidence from a systematic review of the published literature and selected grey literature from January 2005-March 2019 on immunization delivery costs (IDC) in LMICs. It is intended to support country national and sub-national planners, policymakers, researchers and international partners in planning, budgeting, advocacy, research and other related efforts. It includes immunization delivery unit cost data from 37 countries, representing mostly health facility and school-based delivery and covering nearly all vaccines and vaccination schedules. It presents immunization delivery unit cost data and other information as reported in the literature and in 2016 US dollars in order to ensure ensure comparability across studies and settings. The IDCC contains over 600 unique unit costs from 68 studies/reports. |
| Use | Does not require user input. It is availble as a web-based catalogue or Excel tool, and it is user friendly and the several available filters allow for a streamlined search. |
| Contraints/Limitations | •Includes a wider range of articles/reports from January 2005- March 2019, and thus the quality of each varies. •The last update has been December 2019, so might not include the latest available evidence. |
| Example criteria this resource could address | Depending on the availble studies, can extract data on cost details such as paid human resources, per diem and travel allowances, cold chain equipment, vehicles, transport and fuel, vaccine supplies, other supplies and recurrent costs, etc. |
| If available, notes on the development process | ThinkWell and John Snow Inc. (JSI) are supporting the Immunization Costing Action Network (ICAN), a research and learning network working to increase the visibility, availability, understanding, and use of immunization delivery cost information. The ICAN is building country capacity to generate cost evidence that is policy relevant and a priority for the immunization program. It is supported by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. |
| Additional Links | |
| Link to access the resource | /en/resources/repository/immunization-delivery-cost-catalogue-idcc |