Leverage Factor

Requires pills dispensed at age 6, 12, and 18 months.

Project Cost Real world outcome Outcome estimates Economic value in Western terms
Vitamin A supplementation $36-1,200m/year prevent 0.63m DALY/year (WHO Global Burden of Disease 2004) cost $0.14-4.61/child/year for 2 years (Cost-Effectiveness of Micronutrient Interventions); apply across global 130m births/yr $57b/year

Note, we may not be capturing the full costs because Vitamin A deficiency is also possibly a problem during pregnancy.

Leverage Factor

50 - 1,500