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Example; to assess the net benefits of a mass vaccination programme against hepatitis B, compared with a do-nothing option of vaccination for high risk groups only. As this is a broad preventive programme involving large sectors of society costs and benefits are valued in monetary units to allow comparison with other government programmes. |