In 2013-2014, Tanzania embarked on a major revamp of the management of its public health supply chains for medicines and other health supplies. These upgrades include the establishment of a national electronic logistics management information system (eLMIS) and the introduction of a Logistics Management Unit (LMU) to use the eLMIS for managing all key public health commodities. This paper descr...

Objectives. The objectives were to present a costeffectiveness analysis of a smoking cessation program delivered by physicians and compare results to other smoking cessation interventions. Methods. Retrospective effectiveness figures from a previous evaluation of the smoking cessation program were supplemented with estimates based on researched assumptions. Net abstinence rates were determined ...

METHODS. This study extracted data from the PACT study, a randomized controlled, double-blind, multicenter trial that studied treatment regimens in children with mildto-moderate persistent asthma. Both effectiveness and cost measures were used to determine a cost-effectiveness analysis of the 2 controller medications: fluticasone (100 g twice daily) and montelukast (5 mg daily), given for 48 we...

Screening for Diabetic Retinopathy: Cost-Effectiveness Analysis of Direct Eye Examination versus Telescreening in Rio Grande Valley, Texas By Fazila Aseem Diabetic retinopathy poses a significant health concern in underserved and isolated, Hispanic-populated Rio Grande Valley, Texas. Hispanics have greater risk of contracting diabetic retinopathy compared to other races due to many reasons, inc...

Ignoring the indirect effects of vaccination has led to two types of inaccuracies in cholera vaccine policy analysis in endemic settings. First, when herd protection is ignored, the social benefits and cost-effectiveness of vaccination programs are underestimated, such that the programs are rarely considered to be a wise use of scarce public health resources. Once vaccine herd protection is inc...