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. 2009 Aug 24;87(10):763–771. doi: 10.2471/BLT.08.058370

Table 1. Detail of capital cost and running cost data used for cost modelling assessment of Gambian health facilities, 2004.

Category and description Cost in US$, or power consumption Notes
Oxygen concentrator
Airsep NewLife Intensity 1100.00 2008 cost direct from manufacturer supplied to Medical Research Council, the Gambia (including shipping)
4-way flow-splitter 175.00 2008 cost direct from manufacturer
Cylinder
6 000 litres 37.51 March 2007 cost, Banjul Oxygen
Delivery 11.00 per cylinder 2004 cost to transport to Bansang. Transport to Royal Victoria Teaching Hospital, Banjul, free
Regulator-flowmeter set 188.00 January 2008 cost Oxylitre, United Kingdom
Hospital piping system 11 000.00 20-bed 6-cylinder bank system based on 2001 costs at Medical Research Council hospital
Power
National grid 0.40 per kWh November 2007 cost, NAWEC, the Gambia
4-kVA generator 3000.00 January 2008 cost, Just Generators, United Kingdom
Diesel fuela 1.06 per litre November 2007 duty-free import price (applicable to government services)

kVa, kilovolt-ampere; kWh, kilowatt-hour; NAWEC, National Water and Electricity Company; US$, United States dollars.
a Fuel consumption of generator: 0.5 litres per 4 kVA output. Power rating of concentrator: 0.4 kW.