Economic analyses for vaccine implementation in low- to middle- income countries
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Raymond Hutubessy is a health economist affiliated to the Immunization, Vaccines and Biologicals (IVB) Department of the World Health Organization (WHO), and is the executive secretary of the WHO Immunization and Vaccines related Implementation Research (IVIR) Advisory Committee. His main research interests focus on economic and financial analyses of vaccine implementation in lowto middleincome countries.
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Introduction Raymond Hutubessy is a senior health economist affiliated to the Immunization, Vaccines and Biologicals (IVB) Department of the World Health Organization (WHO), and is the executive secretary of the WHO Immunization and Vaccines related Implementation Research Advisory Committee (IVIR-AC). His main research interests focus on economic and financial analyses of vaccine introduction ...
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