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Using a scenario-based model, it compares provider costs and disability-adjusted life years (DALYs) averted and identifies reallocations that maximize health gains under fixed budget constraints. Costs were estimated from the health provider perspective, and health outcomes were measured in DALYs averted. The results showed that cost-effective scenarios varied significantly across countries; in the DRC and Niger, campaigns delivered high coverage but at a substantially higher cost than routine delivery, whereas in Togo, campaigns were both low-cost and high-coverage. In all countries, the most cost-effective scenarios prioritized children aged 6\u201323 months. More than two-thirds of the cost-effective scenarios achieved better outcomes at lower cost than countries\u2019 current delivery strategies, highlighting significant potential for efficiency gains. 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