Short description
This tool is used to make projections of future costs, future resources requirements, future financing needs to achieve programme objectives, and analyse the corresponding financing gaps and sustainability. It can help low-income countries which do not have existing systems in place for this issue to align with regional and global immunization strategies.
Purpose
This tool was designed for strategic planning for immunization to help answer fundamental questions of how much resources are needed to reach program objectives, who will be funding the needs and what are the shortfalls, and how to prioritize activities based on available funds. The tool is used to estimate past and future costs and financing for immunization, and analyse financing gaps and sustainability.
Methodology and type of data required
The costing strategy and methods use the standard cost categories with user defined demographics, coverage and scale-up needs. The ingredients approach is used for the main cost drivers that account for 80% of total costs (vaccines, injection supplies, human resources, vehicles, cold chain), and the rules of thumb and the budgeting approach are used for the other cost categories.
Users/Target audience
National planners and immunization program manager will be the principal users.
Organization
World Health Organization (WHO)
Contact
Claudio_Politi_politic@who.int
Website
http://www.who.int/pmnch/knowledge/publications/costing_tools/en/index7.html
http://www.who.int/immunization/programmes_systems/financing/en/
Keywords
costing tool, projection tool
Note
This tool is integrated in the OneHealth tool and no further updates will be provided.
