Incorporating economies of scale in the cost estimation in economic evaluation of PCV and HPV vaccination programmes in the Philippines: a game changer?

Table 3 Cost of HPV vaccination (USD) for different percentages of vaccination coverage

% vaccine coverage	No. of vaccinated girls	Average fixed cost	Average variable costs			Total cost of HPV vaccination per dose
% vaccine coverage	No. of vaccinated girls	Cost of cold chain per vaccination	Vaccine cost	Logistic and administration cost	Wastage cost	Total cost of HPV vaccination per dose
10	101,470	1.2	15.1	3.0	0.8	20
20	202,940	0.6	13.9	2.8	0.7	18
30	304,410	0.4	12.8	2.6	0.6	16
40	405,880	0.3	11.6	2.3	0.6	15
50	507,350	0.2	10.4	2.1	0.5	13
60	608,820	0.2	9.2	1.8	0.5	12
70	710,290	0.2	8.0	1.6	0.4	10
80	811,760	0.1	6.9	1.4	0.3	9
90	913,230	0.1	5.7	1.1	0.3	7
100	1,014,700	0.1	4.5	0.9	0.2	6

Not taking into account economies of scale, the unit cost per dose of HPV was USD 20
HPV human papillomavirus vaccine

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