The demand for a dengue vaccine: A contingent valuation survey in Metro Manila

• Main Author: Palanca-Tan, Rosalina
• Format: text
• Published: Archīum Ateneo 2008
• Subjects: Dengue/dengue haemorrhagic fever vaccine; Demand; Contingent valuation; Economics; Health Economics
• Online Access: https://archium.ateneo.edu/economics-faculty-pubs/89; https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0264410X07014600?via%3Dihub
• Institution: Ateneo De Manila University

Using data gathered from a contingent valuation survey, this study estimated the willingness to pay (WTP) for a single dengue fever vaccine and the household demand function for dengue vaccines. Mean WTP for the vaccine ranged from US$27 to US$32 and household demand averaged 2 per household. Our findings indicate sufficiently high WTP for dengue vaccines and hence a significant potential for selling the vaccine in private markets. For the lower income groups with lower capacity to pay, a mass vaccination campaign program in which part of the financial costs are covered by vaccine user charges is viable.