Table 1.

One-year non-medical and medical program costs to treat cutaneous leishmaniasis in Kabul, Afghanistan in 2003.

Item	Total Cost (US$)
Non-Medical Costs
Expatriate Staff	38,880.00
National Staff	39,780.00
Transport	10,800.00
Tools and Equipment	7,740.00
Communication	3,120.00
Operational	28,500.00
Sub-total	128,820.00
Medical Costs
Patient record forms [@US$0.1 pp]	1,639.00
Laboratory materials for drug administration [@US$ 0.5 pp visit]	63,265.40
Sodium stibogluconate [@US$ 3 per vial; 12,440 vials used]	37,320.03
Sub-Total	102,224.43
7% Administrative Overhead Cost	16,173.11
Total Program Cost	247,217.54

Listed are costs for all human and operational resources directly involved in leishmaniasis treatment activities as implemented in Kabul by HealthNet TPO (HNTPO). Costs for these resources were derived from proposals approved by donors as well as corresponding expenditures as reported by HNTPO's accounting department. The cost of the sodium stibogluconate is based on patient treatment regimens outlined in Materials and Methods. Abbreviation: Pp, per person. The full cost breakdown is available from the authors.