00996nas a2200193   4500000000100000008004100001260002100042653002400063653001400087653001600101653003900117653000900156100001800165245006900183856006100252300000800313490003000321520045100351       2018                            d  bGhent University10aEconomic evaluation10aEconomics10aEradication10aNeglected tropical diseases (NTDs)10aYaws1 aFitzpatrick C00aAn economic evaluation of the global strategy to eradicate yaws.  uhttps://biblio.ugent.be/publication/8571334/file/8571335  a1740 vDoctor of Health Sciences3 a<div>The economics of mass treatment for yaws is dealt with in two papers. In the first, using a regression model, we establish benchmarks for the cost per capita of mass treatment for yaws, reviewing and synthesizing evidence on the cost of mass treatment campaigns for other NTDs. In the second, we use those benchmarks in a Markov model of the cost and costeffectiveness of the yaws eradication strategy in the known endemic countries.</div>