Publications by authors named "Delia Ruiz"
Article Synopsis
- Infant vaccination rates in Peru have dropped recently, worsened by the COVID-19 pandemic, leading to a proposal to switch to a new hexavalent vaccine in the national immunization program to improve coverage.
- A cost-effectiveness analysis examined different vaccination scenarios over a 5-year period for nearly half a million children born in 2020, assessing various outcomes including coverage rates and healthcare costs.
- The analysis found that moving to the hexavalent vaccine could increase coverage significantly, with costs rising based on different delivery scenarios, highlighting the importance of effective vaccination strategies for public health.
Objectives: Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) represents an increasing public health problem in Peru. This study aims to estimate the national economic burden of this disease for the public funder, the social security, and private sector insurers.
Methods: Direct healthcare costs were estimated for a cohort of 45-to-75-year-old adults diagnosed with T2DM in 2019, over a 20-year period.