Table 1.

Cost categories

• Planning and design costs: staff time during contract drafting, inception, initial and interim site and closure meetings, tendering, scoping, site survey, and inspection; transportation costs for site survey, inspection, and meetings

• Infrastructure improvement costs: financial costs of materials, labour, and transportation used in the construction, remodelling, and repurposing of space for neonatal units; rental of office space at MRC/UVRI for 3 months of setup activities

• Equipment costs: purchase of clinical equipment; clinical supplies were excluded from this analysis

• Training costs: trainers’ time spent preparing for and attending the training; monies spent on training materials, lunch, and transport refund for trainees; accommodation, meals, and transport for trainers