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Table 2 Total annual cost of ART services

From: Cost-effectiveness analysis of the national decentralization policy of antiretroviral treatment programme in Zambia

 

Building

Furniture

Staff salary

Vehicle

CD4 and full blood count testing

Chemistry testing

ARV

Total in ZMK

Total in USD

Total in USD per patient

District hospital (hospital-based ART)

62,027,654.38

4,843,934.37

708,756,919.89

–

468,000,000.00

150,000,000.00

6,000,000,000.00

7,393,628,508.64

1,478,725.70

246.45

Rural health centre (mobile ART)

3,101,382.72

150,545.30

57,772,379.80

5,332,881.49

23,400,000.00

7,500,000.00

300,000,000.00

397,257,189.30

79,451.44

264.84

  1. All cost data were collected in local currency units (Zambian Kwacha [ZMK]) in 2011, and the total costs were adjusted to USD according to the 2011 exchange rate (1 USD = 5000 ZMK)