I'm sorry if this has been discussed in the past. I was asked how much it costs on average to treat a child for SAM. I am not satisfied with what I found doing some internet research and I was wondering if anybody has a good estimate. Thank you in advance!
N.B the questionner is aware of the CMAM tool announced in a previous discussion, [url]http://www.en-net.org.uk/question/361.aspx[/url] but is looking for an average cost if this has been estimated
I'm not going to answer the question. I'll answer a different (related) one ... The costs per DALY of CMAM programs ranges between about US$20 and US$50. That is very cheap. Knowing cost without knowing what is being purchased is not very meaningful. The [url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disability-adjusted_life_year]DALY[/url] is the standard unit of health purchase.
Mark Myatt
Technical Expert
Answered:
12 years agoHi
Find SAM treatment cost see estimates from different countries in the document found in the link : Scaling Up Nutrition,What Will It Cost? (Check Annex 4 & Table 10)
http://siteresources.worldbank.org/HEALTHNUTRITIONANDPOPULATION/Resources/Peer-Reviewed-Publications/ScalingUpNutrition.pdf
For DALY useful publications:
http://heapol.oxfordjournals.org/content/early/2011/03/04/heapol.czr017.full.pdf?keytype=ref&ijkey=yZKpjA3rzdTRVyz
https://wikis.uit.tufts.edu/confluence/display/FIC/Community+Case+Management+of+Severe+Acute+Malnutrition+in+Southern+Bangladesh
Regards
Rogers Wanyama
Answered:
12 years agoThanks both of you - this is very helpful!
Anonymous
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12 years ago