Table 3.
Financial and economic costs of Cambodia electronic surveillance intervention and provider mobile reporting intervention
| Cost category | Total cost | % |
|---|---|---|
| Financial costs | ||
| Start-up | ||
| System design and configuration (DHIS2) | $52,933 | 12.1% |
| Piloting (DHIS2) | $11,545 | 2.3% |
| Training (DHIS2) | $7847 | 1.5% |
| MCS App design and development | $24,817 | 4.9% |
| MCS App piloting | $9475 | 1.9% |
| MCS App training | $8054 | 1.6% |
| Surveillance bulletin design | $2366 | 0.5% |
| Server set-up | $150 | 0.0% |
| Sub-total start-up | $120,616 | 23.6% |
| Capital | ||
| Equipment (desktops) | $4800 | 0.9% |
| Equipment (mobile devices) | $112,155 | 21.9% |
| Sub-total capital | $116,955 | 22.9% |
| Recurrent | ||
| DHIS2 maintenance and routine upgrades | $22,592 | 5.1% |
| DHIS2 software upgrades | – | 0.0% |
| Data entry | $71,070 | 13.9% |
| Server hosting | $7620 | 1.5% |
| MCS App maintenance and routine upgrades | $32,182 | 6.3% |
| Procure electronic report: Monthly mobile data packages | $104,580 | 20.5% |
| Provider social and behavioural change communication (SBCC) and supervision | $35,569 | 7.0% |
| Sub-total recurrent | $273,612 | 53.5% |
| Total costs | $511,183 | 100% |
| Annual costs | $170,394 | N/A |
| Annual cost per mobile reporting provider (n = 585 providers) | $291 | N/A |
| Annual cost per provider (n = 710 providers) | $240 | N/A |
| Economic costs | ||
| Start-up costs | ||
| System design (DHIS2) | $218,782 | 27.7% |
| Piloting (DHIS2) | $12,242 | 1.6% |
| Training (DHIS2) | $12,891 | 2.4% |
| MCS App design and development | $26,317 | 3.3% |
| MCS App piloting | $10,048 | 1.3% |
| MCS App training | $10,800 | 1.1% |
| Surveillance bulletin design | $2508 | 0.3% |
| Server set-up | $159 | 0.0% |
| Sub-total start-up | $297,703 | 37.7% |
| Capital | ||
| Equipment (desktops) | $5090 | 0.6% |
| Equipment (mobile devices) | $118,934 | 15.1% |
| Sub-total capital | $124,024 | 15.7% |
| Recurrent | ||
| DHIS2 maintenance and routine upgrades | $22,592 | 2.9% |
| DHIS2 software upgrades | $30,000 | 3.8% |
| Paper-based and electronic data entry | $110,498 | 14.0% |
| Server hosting | $7620 | 1.0% |
| MCS App maintenance and routine upgrades | $32,182 | 4.1% |
| Procure electronic report: monthly mobile data packages | $129,483 | 16.4% |
| Provider social and behavioural change communication (SBCC) and supervision | $35,569 | 4.5% |
| Sub-total recurrent | $367,944 | 46.6% |
| Total costs | $789,671 | 100% |
| Annual costs | $263,224 | N/A |
| Annual cost per mobile reporting provider (n = 585 providers) | $450 | N/A |
| Annual cost per provider (n = 710 providers) | $371 | N/A |