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. 2019 Feb 28;10(Suppl 1):154–184. doi: 10.1017/bca.2019.1

Table 5.

Estimated costs per child and costs to scale up to 90% coverage in the first year.

Intervention Estimated unit cost for Haiti, 2016 (in HTG and USD) Estimated annual costs to scale to 90% (in HTG and USD) Basis for unit cost estimation
Salt iodization HTG 2.00
USD 0.03
HTG 0.5 m
USD 0.01 m
Following Hoddinott et al. (2013a) adjusted for inflation
Multiple micronutrient supplementation in pregnancy, including iron folate HTG 3,200
USD 42.00
HTG 746 m
USD 11.8 m
Estimated in Engle-Stone et al. (2017)
Calcium supplementation in pregnancy Incl. in above Incl. in above Estimated in Engle-Stone et al. (2017)
Energy protein supplementation in pregnancy HTG 3,195
USD 50.44
HTG 745 m
USD 11.8 m
Proportional adjustment
based on 2660 HTG to
deliver MMN and Ca to
pregnant women in Haiti
Vitamin A supplementation in childhood HTG 250
USD 3.95
HTG 39 m
USD 0.6 m
Estimated in Engle-Stone
et al. (2017)
Zinc supplementation in childhood HTG 518
USD 8.17
HTG 121 m
USD 1.9 m
Proportional adjustment
based on HTG 320 to
deliver Vitamin A to
children in Haiti
Breastfeeding promotion HTG 1,830
USD 28.89
HTG 253 m
USD 4.0 m
Proportional adjustment
based on HTG 2660 to
deliver MMN and Ca to
pregnant women in Haiti
Complementary feeding
education
HTG 673
USD 10.63
HTG 106 m
USD 1.7 m
Proportional adjustment
based on HTG 2660 to
deliver MMN and Ca to
pregnant women in Haiti
Complementary food
supplementation
HTG 6,390
USD 100.88
HTG 1,005 m
USD 15.9 m
Proportional adjustment
based on HTG 2660 to
deliver MMN and Ca to
pregnant women in Haiti
SAM Management HTG 165
USD 2.60
HTG 4.3 m
USD 0.1 m
HTG 6344 per child treated
estimated in Vosti and
Adams (2017) multiplied by
twice prevalence rate as per
Hoddinott et al., 2013a
TOTAL HTG 16,222
USD 248
HTG 3,019 m
USD 47.7 m