WHO FLUtool for planning and costing user guide - Pilot Version 1.0

Overview

The FLUtool allows the user to estimate the costs of activities that take place during the introduction of maternal influenza vaccination into a national immunization programme. These activities include the following: procurement of vaccines and injection supplies, micro-planning, training, social mobilization and IEC (information, education, communication), purchase of cold chain equipment, service delivery of vaccines to target population, monitoring and evaluation, supervision, and waste management. The FLUtool provides estimates of several cost measures: 1) total costs of adding the influenza vaccine to specific regions/provinces or at the national level; and 2) cost per immunized pregnant woman (IPW). It differentiates recurrent (operational) and capital costs as well as financial and economic costs. It also present expenditures required for initial investments required for the influenza vaccine introduction.