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Table 3 Resources used to implement five ‘one-day training’ in the use of RDTs at lower-level health care facilities at 5 districts in Uganda

From: Programme level implementation of malaria rapid diagnostic tests (RDTs) use: outcomes and cost of training health workers at lower level health care facilities in Uganda

Human resources

Cost of training health workers to perform malaria RDT

Cadres of trainers? N?=?6

Cadres of trainees? N?=?135

Cost Item

Cost (USD)

Average cost per individual trained (USD)

Training coordinator

Clinical officers

Personnel

$2,582

$101 (range 92–112)*

Clinical epidemiologist

Nurses

Training Supplies

$554

 

Medical doctor

Nursing assistants

Operational costs

$2,785

 

Laboratory technologist

Vaccinators

Travel and subsistence

$7,861

 

Administrator

Records officers

Administrative costs

$1,378

 
 

Malaria focal person

   
 

Facility volunteers

Total

$15,160

 
  1. Health care facility was represented at least 4 health workers
  2. ∏ Trainer: trainee ratio at each practical session was 1:5
  3. *Range reflects the difference in the number of trainees planned for versus the number that showed up especially for the standard costs such as venue, transport that are independent of the numbers