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Cost analysis of an integrated disease surveillance and response system: case of Burkina Faso, Eritrea, and Mali

Zana C Somda1*, Martin I Meltzer1, Helen N Perry1, Nancy E Messonnier1, Usman Abdulmumini2, Goitom Mebrahtu3, Massambou Sacko4, Kandioura Touré5, Salimata O Ki6, Tuoyo Okorosobo7, Wondimagegnehu Alemu7 and Idrissa Sow7

1 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA

2 WHO Country Office, Asmara, Eritrea

3 Disease Prevention and Control, Ministry of Health, Eritrea

4 WHO Country Office, Bamako, Mali

5 Service Surveillance des Maladies, Ministère de la Santé, Mali

6 Direction des Etudes et de la Planification, Ministère de la Santé, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso

7 WHO African Regional Office, Harare, Zimbabwe

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Cost Effectiveness and Resource Allocation 2009, 7:1 doi:10.1186/1478-7547-7-1

Published: 8 January 2009

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Appendix _ Cost Analysis of IDSR. Appendix 1. List of IDSR priority diseases and diseases of public health importance weekly or monthly reported in Burkina, Eritrea, and Mali during the study period. Appendix 2. The following table includes the IDSR functions (Identify, Report, Analyze, Investigate, Respond, Feedback, Evaluate, etc.) and the general categories of implementation inputs (Personnel, Transport, Office Supplies, Public awareness Campaign, laboratory and treatment supplies, and Capital items). The table provides a few examples of specific costs related to the function and inputs. Many cells are left blank to illustrate that each country and health structure level (Central, Province/Region, district, and primary health center) will have different demands for costs. Appendix 3. Total annual cost (2002 US dollar equivalent) by year of each category of resources allocated for all disease surveillance † and IDSR-only activities in Burkina Faso, Eritrea, and Mali. Appendix 4. Mean annual costs (in 2002 US $) by year per IDSR-only activities in Burkina Faso, Eritrea, and Mali. Appendix 5. Budget allocated for IDSR implementation by year and estimated annual cost of national IDSR activities in Eritrea.

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