Meeting: Understanding the value of vaccines
GAVI
Annecy, France
Week of 14 January 2013

GAVI said it convened a group of 25 health economists and other experts from around the world experts “to better understand the full value of vaccines,” and to agree on a programme of future research to answer some of the key questions raised. The GAVI announcement noted that “…as well as preventing death and illness, we know that vaccines make a broader contribution to human and economic development. Some of the ways in which this happens are already well understood: children who are healthy do not require medical treatment or care that costs money; their families are then able to spend or save this money in other ways…Other known and potential impacts require further research. For example: what is the link between vaccines, health and educational achievement? How can we measure the connection between childhood health and future economic prospects?”

http://www.gavialliance.org/library/news/gavi-features/2013/understanding-the-value-of-vaccines/