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Table 2 Drugs, personnel and consumable costs for ANC visits

From: Estimating the cost-savings associated with bundling maternal and child health interventions: a proposed methodology

 

Cost per visit

Annual cost

 

Drug costs

Personnel costs

Consumable costs

Combined personnel, drugs and consumable cost

Recommended number of visits per pregnancy/year

Drug costs

Personnel costs

Consumable costs

Combined personnel, drugs and consumable cost

Basic ANC visit

$0.68

$0.28

$0.25

$1.21

4

$2.72

$1.11

$0.98

$4.81

Syphilis detection and treatment

$0.26

$0.28

$0.11

$0.65

1

$0.26

$0.28

$0.11

$0.65

Tetanus toxoid

$0.09

$0.28

$0.05

$0.42

2

$0.17

$0.56

$0.10

$0.83

Balanced energy supplementation

$6.00

$0.28

$0.00

$6.28

4

$24.00

$1.11

$0.00

$25.11

Multiple micronutrient supplementation

$0.02

$0.28

$0.00

$0.30

4

$0.07

$1.11

$0.00

$1.18

Pregnant women protected via IPT

$0.01

$0.28

$0.00

$0.29

2

$0.02

$0.56

$0.00

$0.58

  1. Source: Assumptions are based on expert opinion and are documented in WHO OHT [Futures Institute, [8]]