Skip directly to site content Skip directly to page options Skip directly to A-Z link Skip directly to A-Z link Skip directly to A-Z link
Volume 13, Number 3—March 2007
Synopsis

Human and Animal Vaccination Delivery to Remote Nomadic Families, Chad

Esther Schelling*1Comments to Author , Mahamat Bechir†, Mahamat Abdoulaye Ahmed†, Kaspar Wyss*, Thomas F. Randolph‡, and Jakob Zinsstag*
Author affiliations: *Swiss Tropical Institute, Basel, Switzerland; †Centre de Support en Santé Internationale-Institut Tropical Suisse, N’Djaména, Chad; ‡International Livestock Research Institute, Nairobi, Kenya;

Main Article

Table 2

Variable and fixed costs of vaccinations in the veterinary and public health sectors in Gredaya and AmDobak/Chaddra, Chad*

CostVeterinary sector
Public health sector
Gredaya, Euros (% Fixed)Chaddra/AmDobak, Euros (% Fixed)GredayaChaddra/AmDobak
Euros (% Fixed)% SharedEuros (% Fixed)% Shared
Personnel/administration2,559 (0)475 (0)3,627 (0)10.63,376 (0)2.7
Transportation2,835 (80)345 (75)4,004 (82)19.33,797 (79)3.3
Cold chain62 (36)45 (56)1,185 (37)6.2531 (36)10.1
Vaccines and vaccines-related7,541 (29)214 (21)12,146 (12)04,072 (12)0
Other (buildings, supplies)
480 (95)
152 (100)
938 (98)
25.4
938 (98)
9.1
Total costs13,4761,23121,9006.712,7122.8
Total costs without vaccines5,9351,0259,75415.186414.1

*In Gredaya, 3 vaccination rounds were conducted jointly between veterinarians and public health professionals and another 3 rounds were conducted by the public health sector alone to fully immunize children, whereas in Chaddra/AmDobak, only 1 of 6 rounds was conducted jointly with the veterinarians. The cost-sharing scheme and the proportion of reduced costs due to the joint approach are described in the text.

Main Article

1Current affiliation: International Livestock Research Institute, Nairobi, Kenya

Page created: August 13, 2010
Page updated: August 13, 2010
Page reviewed: August 13, 2010
The conclusions, findings, and opinions expressed by authors contributing to this journal do not necessarily reflect the official position of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, the Public Health Service, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, or the authors' affiliated institutions. Use of trade names is for identification only and does not imply endorsement by any of the groups named above.
file_external