Table 3.
Annual financial and economic costs of malaria treatment (2013 prices)
| Items | Type of resource | Financial cost (N) | Cost profile (%) | Economic cost (N) | Unit cost (N) | Unit cost (US$) | Cost profile (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Capital items | Buildings/space | 2,113,277 | 6.3 | 137,475.76 | 23.66 | 0.15 | 0.5 |
| Vehicle | 3,209,894 | 9.6 | 376,200.56 | 64.75 | 0.41 | 1.3 | |
| Medical devices | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.0 | |
| Non-medical devices | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.0 | |
| Subtotal | 5,323,171.04 | 15.9 | 513,676.32 | 88.41 | 0.56 | 1.8 | |
| Recurrent items | Personnel | 23,684,380 | 70.6 | 23,684,380 | 4076.49 | 25.96 | 82.5 |
| Utilities | 1,040,357 | 3.1 | 1,040,357 | 179.06 | 1.14 | 3.6 | |
| Drugs | 1,906,197 | 5.7 | 1,906,197 | 328.09 | 2.09 | 6.6 | |
| Medical supplies and consumables | 1,188,980 | 3.5 | 1,188,980 | 204.64 | 1.30 | 4.1 | |
| Laboratory | 390,134 | 1.2 | 390,134 | 67.15 | 0.43 | 1.4 | |
| Subtotal | 28,210,047 | 84.1 | 28,210,047 | 4855.43 | 30.93 | 98.2 | |
| Total cost | 33,533,218 | 100 | 28,723,723 | 4943.84 | 31.49 | 100 |
Currency conversion rate: US$1.00 = N157
N Nigerian Naira