Table 1.
Comparison of the costs incurred for one round of school deworming in three different school years in Vietnam
| Total cost (USD) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Programme component | 2000-01 | 2002-03 | 2005-06 |
| Drug Procurement | 3 000 | 15 000 | 46 400 |
| Drug Quality control | - | - | 600 |
| Survey | 30 000 | - | - |
| Laboratory material | 18 000 | - | - |
| Health education material and radio broadcast | 20 000 | 18 000 | - |
| National Workshops and exchange of visits | - | 19 000 | - |
| Support visits from Provincial teams (during the distribution activities) | - | - | 27 000 |
| Supervisory/monitoring visits from Central team (after the distribution activities) | - | - | 7 000 |
| Provincial Workshops and teacher training | 14 000 | 17 000 | - |
| Research | - | 6 000 | - |
| Total | 85 000 | 75 000 | 81 000 |
| Number of children treated | 120 000 | 700 000 | 2 710 000 |
| Cost per child | 0.70 | 0.11 | 0.03 |