Table 1.

Potential outcomes of alternative actions

	Option I: Limit treatment to provide protection against financial risk	Option II: Provide treatment, which contributes to financial risk
Medical prognosis of newborn*
Case fatality rate	0.50	0.1
Life expectancy	<1  month	<<65  years
Costs of treatment for family
Cost of treatment	≈0	US$64 (absolute) US$175 (PPP adjusted) (Additional costs for newborn with sequel)
Financial risk
Impact on available resources†	≈0	3 months of spending (Additional impacts of spending on newborn with sequel)

*Assuming that the newborn with severe neonatal sepsis has low chances without treatment.

†Assuming that the family lives below the poverty line (below US$1.90/day, 2011 PPP).

PPP, purchasing power parity.