Table 2.

The cost of single dose treatments for some neglected tropical diseases and of several treatments for malnutrition.

Disease or condition	Treatment	Unit	Annual treatment	Cost in USD of treatments^a
Intestinal nematode worms	Albendazole	400 mg tab	1-2 tabs	0.02 - 0.04^b
	Mebendazole	500 mg tab	1-2 tabs	0.03 - 0.06^b
Schistosomiasis	Praziquantel	600 mg tab	1-3 tabs	0.10 - 0.30
Onchocerciasis	Ivermectin	3 mg tab	1-3 tabs	1.50 - 4.50^c
Trachoma	Azithromycin	500 mg tab	0.5-2.0 tabs	0.11 - 0.44
Vitamin A deficiency	Retinol	200,000 IU capsule	2 capsules, 1 every 6 months	0.04
Micronutrient deficiencies	Multiple micronutrients^d	Tablets	24-36 tabs over 3 months	0.39 - 0.59
Thinness and micronutrient deficiencies in schoolchildren	Micronutrient fortified biscuits for school feeding	Approx 75 g (300 kcal) per day	200 days per year	2.66 - 15.92^e
Wasting and growth faltering in children aged 1-5 years	Ready-to-use therapeutic food	92 g (500 kcal) per sachet	30-60 sachets per child	10.80 - 21.60

^aPurchase costs of treatments except ivermectin from UNICEF Supply Branch, June 2011.

^bNow available free from GSK by application through the WHO.

^cNominal list price from Merck, but free under Mectizan donation program [51].

^dFormulation for pregnant women, so typically given two to three times a week to school-age children.

^ePurchase costs derived from Gelli et al. [52] using WFP data; range is for different countries.