Assessing vaccine-preventable diseases burden and immunization impact

Assessing the health and economic impact of disease on a population is the first step towards prioritization and adopting appropriate vaccination policies and disease control strategies

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After a vaccine has been introduced, assessing the impact of vaccination on disease is an effective way to measure progress, guide programme development and advocate for continuing program support

This section includes information on methods for:

• Public health surveillance
• Programme assessments and field studies
• Estimates of disease burden and cost-effectiveness
• Rotavirus mortality estimates
• Measles Mortality estimates
• Hib and Pneumococcal morbidity and mortality estimates