Table 2.
Start-up cost (preparation cost) for intervention development, materials development, production of materials, and training of trainers calculated using activity-based costing of an intervention to reduce the risk of Nipah virus infection conducted in two districts of Bangladesh in 2012–2013 and 2013–2014
| Activities | Total (US$) |
|---|---|
| Intervention development | |
| Staff cost—international experts | $131,000 |
| Staff cost—local experts | $36,050 |
| Cost of creating the campaign and preparing materials for production | |
| Training manuals, TV public service announcements, posters, calendar, yearly planner, stickers, sweat shirts | $28,850 |
| Materials pre-testing | |
| FGDs with local community. Materials were tested twice for the “no raw sap” intervention to get the Government approval. Materials were tested once for the “only safe sap” intervention | $1893 |
| TV materials productiona | |
| 6-min docudrama and 3-min TV public service announcement for the “only safe sap” intervention | $39,940 |
| Last minute revision of the intervention materials | |
| 3-min TV public service announcement for the “no raw sap” intervention, new poster, revised calendar and revised training manuals | $9000 |
| Training of trainers | |
| International expert trained 7 local experts to train NGO staff | $3342 |
| Field visit for districts and NGO selection | |
| Transportation | $5716 |
| Total | $255,791 |
| Total in Bangladeshi taka (BDT) | 21,061,831 |
1US$ 82.34
aThe TV public service announcement cost includes initial production and two revisions. The cost of both TV public service announcements are combined because the original shooting included footage for both versions of the TV public service announcements