Table 3.

Cost-effectiveness analysis of the implementation of the respiratory isolation ward

	Cost per unit (USD)	Unit	Total cost (USD)
57 MDRTB treatment29,33	15,681	97*	1,521,057
Implementation of environmental control measures
First building	57,887	1	57,887
Final building after 1 year	25,000	1	25,000
Maintenance cost	2,036	4†	8,144
Total cost			91,031
Overall savings			1,430,026

MDRTB = multi-drug resistant tuberculosis; USD = U.S. dollar.

^*Number of cases averted during the study period.

^†Duration of the study period in years.