Cost–benefit analysis of pre-entry tuberculosis screening for incoming migrants to Japan: a focus on Nepalese migrants
Implementing a pre-entry TB screening policy for foreign migrants from high-burden countries such as Nepal could yield cost savings by reducing the incidence of newly diagnosed and potentially transmissible TB cases. Strong collaboration could ensure the follow-up and incentive for burden sharing of the implementation cost.
Authors
- Shoko Shimamura
- Yoko Iwaki
- Shuhei Nomura (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2963-7297)
- Michael C. Huang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5929-6641)
- Takayuki Hayashi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7030-1122)
- Rohita Gauchan
Institutions
- National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies (JP)
- Pokhara University (NP)
- Tohoku University (JP)
- Keio University (JP)
- The Ocean Foundation (US)
- Juntendo University Hospital (JP)
- Osaka International Cancer Institute (JP)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Health Economics Review
- Published
- 2025-12-13
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s13561-025-00709-5
- Primary Topic
- Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00