Guest speaker: Health economics in global decision making around vaccine investment Health economics in global decision making around vaccine investment Professor Mark Jit, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine Abstract Health economic evaluations play an increasingly important role to inform decision making around vaccine investment, both at the national level and by global decision makers such as WHO, Gavi and BMGF. This talk briefly outlines the history of such evaluations, some of their uses and limitations, as well as key areas of future development where the field can grow to support global health needs. Speaker biography Mark Jit is professor of vaccine epidemiology at the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (LSHTM), principal scientist in the Modelling and Economics Unit of Public Health England (PHE) and visiting professor at the School of Public Health, University of Hong Kong. His research group focuses on epidemiological and economic modelling of vaccines to support evidence-based public health decision making. He has published over 150 papers covering a range of antigens including measles, HPV, pneumococcus, rotavirus, influenza, dengue, EV71 and RSV as well as methodological papers advancing the ways vaccines are evaluated. This work has influenced many of the major changes to immunisation policy around the world. The event will be chaired by Professor Harish Nair. Jan 09 2019 12.00 - 13.00 Guest speaker: Health economics in global decision making around vaccine investment Professor Mark Jit, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine Sydney Smith Lecture Theatre, Teviot Place, Edinburgh Register via Eventbrite
Guest speaker: Health economics in global decision making around vaccine investment Health economics in global decision making around vaccine investment Professor Mark Jit, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine Abstract Health economic evaluations play an increasingly important role to inform decision making around vaccine investment, both at the national level and by global decision makers such as WHO, Gavi and BMGF. This talk briefly outlines the history of such evaluations, some of their uses and limitations, as well as key areas of future development where the field can grow to support global health needs. Speaker biography Mark Jit is professor of vaccine epidemiology at the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (LSHTM), principal scientist in the Modelling and Economics Unit of Public Health England (PHE) and visiting professor at the School of Public Health, University of Hong Kong. His research group focuses on epidemiological and economic modelling of vaccines to support evidence-based public health decision making. He has published over 150 papers covering a range of antigens including measles, HPV, pneumococcus, rotavirus, influenza, dengue, EV71 and RSV as well as methodological papers advancing the ways vaccines are evaluated. This work has influenced many of the major changes to immunisation policy around the world. The event will be chaired by Professor Harish Nair. Jan 09 2019 12.00 - 13.00 Guest speaker: Health economics in global decision making around vaccine investment Professor Mark Jit, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine Sydney Smith Lecture Theatre, Teviot Place, Edinburgh Register via Eventbrite
Jan 09 2019 12.00 - 13.00 Guest speaker: Health economics in global decision making around vaccine investment Professor Mark Jit, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
