Table 1.
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.