| Costs of integrated mass drug administration for neglected tropical diseases in haiti. | |
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PMID: 22049035 Owner: NLM Status: In-Data-Review |
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Abstract. We conducted a cost analysis of Haiti's Ministry of Public Health and Population neglected tropical disease program, Projet des Maladies Tropicales Negligées and collected data for 9 of 55 communes participating in the May 2008-April 2009 mass drug administration (MDA). The Projet des Maladies Tropicales Negligées Program partnered with IMA World Health and Hôpital Ste. Croix to implement MDA for treatment of lymphatic filariasis and soil-transmitted helminthiasis by using once a year treatment with albendazole and diethylcarbamazine in a population of approximately 8 million persons. Methods included analyzing partner financial records and conducting retrospective surveys of personnel. In the nine communes, 633,261 persons were treated at a cost of U.S. $0.64 per person, which included the cost of donated drugs, and at a cost of U.S. $0.42 per person treated, when excluding donated drug costs. The MDA for lymphatic filariasis in Haiti began in 2000, with the treatment of 105,750 persons at a cost per person of U.S. $2.23. The decrease in cost per person treated is the result of cumulative implementation experience and economies of scale. |
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Ann S Goldman; Molly A Brady; Abdel Direny; Luccene Desir; Roland Oscard; Jean-Francois Vely; Mary Linehan; Margaret Baker |
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Type: Journal Article |
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Title: The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene Volume: 85 ISSN: 1476-1645 ISO Abbreviation: Am. J. Trop. Med. Hyg. Publication Date: 2011 Nov |
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Created Date: 2011-11-03 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 0370507 Medline TA: Am J Trop Med Hyg Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 826-33 Citation Subset: AIM; IM |
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The George Washington University School of Public Health and Health Services, Washington, District of Columbia; RTI International, Washington, District of Columbia; IMA World Health, Port-au-Prince, Haiti; Hôpital Ste. Croix, Leogane, Haiti; University of Notre Dame, South Bend, Indiana; Ministère de la Santé, Port-au-Prince, Haiti; Georgetown University, Washington, District of Columbia. |
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