Estimating average inpatient and outpatient costs and childhood pneumonia and diarrhoea treatment costs in an urban health centre in Zambia

Table 4 Average costs per visit/bed day (all departments and wards), 2006 US$

Department/ward	Unit	US$ per visit/bed day
Out-Patient Department	Visits	3
In-patient Department	Bed days	18
Laboratory Department	Tests	3
Dental Department	Visits	20
Labour/postnatal ward	Visits	6
VCT Ward	Visits	1
Mother and child health department	Visits	2
ART Department	Visits	-
Family planning department	Visits	7

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