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Table 1 Population, malaria cases, and program expenditures for selected regions, 2009-2011

From: Namibia’s path toward malaria elimination: a case study of malaria strategies and costs along the northern border

 

Control

Control/Controlled low-endemic malaria

Controlled low-endemic malaria

 

2009

2010

2011

 

Kunene

Ohangwena

Omusati

Kunene

Ohangwena

Omusati

Kunene

Ohangwena

Omusati

Total population

75,632

261,323

243,657

76,598

265,992

245,788

88,300

245,100

242,900

Reported1 malaria cases

729

13,755

1,689

292

3,078

1,828

138

451

729

Expenditures (US$2011)

$424,155

$2,015,576

$1,216,671

$405,194

$1,486,757

$1,183,450

$305,546

$881,399

$915,354

Expenditures/total population

$ 5.61

$ 7.56

$ 4.99

$ 5.29

$ 5.48

$ 4.81

$3.46

$4.02

$3.77

Expenditure type:

         

Personnel

73.8% ($4.14)2

84.2% ($6.37)

73.6% ($3.67)

64.2% ($3.40)

71.7% ($3.93)

62.3% ($3.00)

66.5% ($2.30)

58.9% ($2.37)

50.8% ($1.92)

Consumables

9.3% ($0.52)

6.7% ($0.51)

18.1% ($0.90)

17.8% ($0.94)

18.8% ($1.03)

32.3% ($1.55)

20.6% ($0.71)

30.4% ($1.22)

47.2% ($1.77)

Services

15.8% ($0.89)

8.4% ($0.63)

7.1% ($0.36)

15.2% ($0.81)

7.5% ($0.41)

4.3% ($0.21)

7.2% ($0.25)

8.1% ($0.33)

0.9% ($0.03)

Capital

1.1% ($0.06)

0.7% ($0.05)

1.1% ($0.06)

2.7% ($0.14)

2.0% ($0.11)

1.1% ($0.05)

5.7% ($0.20)

2.6% ($0.10)

1.2% ($0.05)

  1. 1Reported from health facilities.
  2. 2Total cost per person at risk for particular expenditure type.