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Table 2 Program level costs obtained from key informant interviews

From: Cost effectiveness of pre-referral antimalarial treatment in severe malaria among children in sub-Saharan Africa

Item

Cost ($)

Implementation costs

 Training of trainers for case management (per person)

552.2

 Training of healthcare workers (per person)

496.9

 Training of CHWs (per person)

25.1

 Monitoring and evaluation

96,625.4 (62,633–195,890.8)

 Printing of guidelines (each)

12.4

 Printing of manuals (each)

25.8

Acquisition costs

 I.m artesunate (per vial)

1.49–1.62

 I.m quinine (per vial)

0.20

 Rectal artesunate (50 mg)

0.105–0.350

Procurement

2%

Warehousing

3%

Distribution

5%

Personnel monthly salaries

 CHW

41.4–165.63

 HCW (nurse)

1242.23–2070.39

  1. CHW community healthcare worker, HCW healthcare worker