Table 5.
Impact on time and costs of increased utilization
| Ethiopia | Ghana | Mali | Malawi | Mozambique | Niger | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hours per week on iCCM: | ||||||
| Current utilization |
1.2 |
1.0 |
3.1 |
7.2 |
3.0 |
8.6 |
| Utilization +30% |
1.4 |
1.0 |
3.6 |
9.0 |
3.6 |
11.0 |
| Economic cost per treatment: | ||||||
| Current utilization |
12.4 |
13.5 |
8.3 |
2.1 |
5.6 |
4.0 |
| Utilization +30% |
10.0 |
10.7 |
6.8 |
2.0 |
4.5 |
3.9 |
| Decrease in cost per treatment |
–19 |
–21 |
–18 |
–4 |
–20 |
–2 |
| Increase in program cost |
5 |
3 |
7 |
25 |
4 |
27 |
| Additional financial cost/treatment: | ||||||
| Current utilization |
7.9 |
9.9 |
7.9 |
1.5 |
4.1 |
3.4 |
| Utilization +30% |
6.3 |
7.8 |
6.5 |
1.5 |
3.7 |
3.3 |
| Decrease in cost per treatment (%) |
–20 |
–21 |
–19 |
–3 |
–21 |
–2 |
| Increase in program cost (%) | 4 | 2 | 6 | 26 | 3 | 27 |