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. 2007 Oct 31;1(1):e67. doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0000067

Table 5. Costs by Activity – Percentage of Financial Costs for a ‘Non-Start-Up’ MDA Round.

National Program MDA Round Training Mapping1 Mobilization/Education Drug Distribution Adverse Reaction Monitoring Surveillance/Lab Admin.
Albendazole+Mectizan
Burkina Faso 2 9% 0% 7% 45% 1% 5% 33%
Ghana 2 11% 2% 30% 13% 1% 27 16%
Tanzania2 4 20% <1% 28% 40% 0% 3% 8%
Albendazole+DEC
Dominican3 Republic 2 0% 5% 89% 2% 4%
Egypt4 2 4% 11% 2% 47% 5% 12% 19%
Haiti3 2 5% 25% 49% 4% 12% 4%
Philippines 3 10% 10% 15% 38% 6% 3% 18%
AVERAGE 10.8 4.1 16.0 45.9 2.4 9.1 14.6
1

Major expenditures for mapping activities predated the years covered by the cost studies.

2

Average of district and central levels.

3

Haiti and the Dominican Republic distributed training costs across the activities.

4

Governorate level.