"Since people are living longer, the most sensible arrangement will be a cost-effective lifetime investment solution with an insurance element against short-term fluctuations or early burn-out," says Mr Ariyawansa.
While it might be difficult for some poorer countries to do, treating for only a year or two would be cost effective, "sparing the kid a lifetime of antiretroviral therapy," said Rowena Johnston, director of research at amfAR.
Ortegon et al. [ 36] developed a risk-based Markov model with 13 health states to answer the question of whether adopting international standards to prevent and treat DFUs versus current Dutch care was cost effective over a patient's lifetime.
Several studies have concluded that screening is cost effective compared with no screening over a lifetime.
Results for the bivalent vaccine are similar, with the third dose again being cost effective only if it extends protection from 10 years to lifetime.
If two doses protect for only 10 years but adding a third dose extends this to lifetime protection, then the third dose may be cost effective even if giving a dose of vaccine costs £86.50 or more.
This can be cost effective".
"It's very cost effective".
Sometimes, leasing is cost effective.
It is more cost effective.
But is it cost effective?
