Cost Analysis in Primary Health Care: A Training Manual for Programme Managers

Abstract

This manual will allow program managers to use cost analysis as an essential tool of resource management. The manual is organized into 12 chapters or modules which fall under the general headings of 1) unit financial costs (classification of costs using cost data planning the study calculating costs measuring effectiveness and calculating unit financial costs); 2) cost-effectiveness analysis (measuring and using economic costs household costs and cost-effectiveness analysis); and 3) using cost data in planning (future costs financial analysis and managerial efficiency). Practice exercises have been included for each module. This section is accompanied by notes on computations and a table of annualization factors. The manual ends with a list of suggested further readings on guidelines and methods as well as references to published case studies.

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