Historical Review and Cost-Effectiveness Assessment of the Programs to Eliminate Onchocerciasis and Trachoma in Mexico

Nadia A Fernández-Santos; Francisco Gibert Prado-Velasco; Dey Carol Damián-González; Thomas R Unnasch; Mario A Rodríguez-Pérez

doi:10.2147/RRTM.S317993

Historical Review and Cost-Effectiveness Assessment of the Programs to Eliminate Onchocerciasis and Trachoma in Mexico

Res Rep Trop Med. 2021 Oct 27:12:235-245. doi: 10.2147/RRTM.S317993. eCollection 2021.

Authors

Nadia A Fernández-Santos¹, Francisco Gibert Prado-Velasco², Dey Carol Damián-González², Thomas R Unnasch³, Mario A Rodríguez-Pérez¹

Affiliations

¹ Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Centro de Biotecnología Genómica, Laboratorio de Biomedicina Molecular, Ciudad Reynosa, Tamaulipas, México.
² Instituto de Salud del Estado de Chiapas, Programas de Tracoma y Oncocercosis en Chiapas, Tuxtla Gutiérrez, Chiapas, México.
³ Global Health Infectious Disease Research Program, College of Public Health, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, USA.

Abstract

We present a historical review of two neglected tropical diseases (NTD), namely, onchocerciasis and trachoma, both which were successfully eliminated in Mexico. In addition, we present a cost-effectiveness assessment (CEA) demonstrating that these were worthwhile health interventions. Historically, an estimate of $310.68 and $38.92 per person were spent during the period of time the onchocerciasis and trachoma elimination programs operated, respectively.

Keywords: Chiapas; Mexico; Oaxaca; assessments; onchocerciasis; trachoma.

Publication types

Review