Cost-Effectiveness Analysis of Optimal Control Strategies for Malaria Transmission in Bubanza Province, Burundi.
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Date
2022
Authors
Niyonkuru, Venant
Mutuku, Winifred
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Publisher
Elsevier
Abstract
Malaria is a parasitic infection ranked among the
leading causes of mortality and morbidity in Sub-Sahara African
countries. If recommended interventions measures are well
applied, malaria can be prevented and controlled. In many cases,
the budget allocated to malaria prevention and treatment project
is not enough, using malaria intervention measures properly will
guarantee the reduction of infected population while the
intervention costs is minimized. This saves the budget and
produces the results in economical way. The aim of this article is
to understand the cost so that decision makers are well informed
when they determine budget allocated to malaria interventions.
After ordering different possible strategies from the smallest to
the highest, utilizing Incremental Cost-Effectiveness Ratio
(ICER), we studied the Cost-effectiveness of each strategy. This
study analyses the cost-effectiveness of all possible optimal
control measures to identify which is the intervention strategy is
going to save available resources and cost-effective. After
analysis, this study shows that malaria can be minimized in
Bubanza using preventive measures at the most cost effective
way.
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Keywords
Mathematical model, Stability, Disease-free equilibrium, Endemic Equilibrium, Basic Reproductive number, Optimal control, cost effectiveness Analysis, Malaria intervention strategies
Citation
Niyonkuru, V., & Mutuku, W. (2022). Cost-Effectiveness Analysis of Optimal Control Strategies for Malaria Transmission in Bubanza Province, Burundi. Burundi (1 5, 2022).