Economic impact of disease

1. ECONOMIC IMPACT
OF DISEASES
Rafiul Basher Rabby
Student
Dept. of pharmaceutical Sciences, North South University

2. Disease may cause
 Cost of Disease:
Disease costs are measured in a number of ways:
By the effect of disease on people’s health and
quality of life, in dollars spent on healthcare interventions, and in lost productivity. Because infectious diseases cause
widespread illness and death.
Global Economic Burden of Dengue and Cholera: IDCC Estimates
How disease effect economies around the world???

3. Public Health response cost :
2002 Louisiana west virus epidemic
$20.1 million
Medical Non-Medical
$ 4.4M $6.5 M
Public Health Response cost
$9.2M

4. Direct healthcare costs:
Underestimation of Hospitalization Costs
Linear Curve Complex Curve
Infinite Hospital Capacity
No-hospital transmission
Equivalent Acuity
Common Diagnosis
Transfer Costs
Isolation and Decontamination Costs
Treatment Costs
Testing/Diagnostic costs

5. Productivity Loses
#Deaths NNNNVP Future earnings
#Hospitalization Average loss 8 HOURS Average Wage
#Outpatients #visits/patients 4 hours Average Wages

6. Underestimation of Productivity Loss
Productivity Loses
 Wages at perfect Proxy
 No operational Cancers
Hospital Time:
 Minimum length to stay
 Maximum Efficiency and no delays
 Discharge to home and no recovery time.
 Perfect Insurance
Clinic Time:
 Maximun efficiency and no queues
 Immidiate scheduling
 No test waiting time
 Minimum Travel
 Perfect insurance

7. Thank you